Dr Marwan Sultan was killed along with several family members in a strike on his home, the health ministry says.

More than 40 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit a cafe near the port in Gaza City, according to the head of the territory’s largest hospital.

At least 23 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured early Thursday in a series of Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Israeli warplanes bombed the Mustafa Hafez School in western Gaza City which was sheltering displaced families, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.