Israeli strikes killed at least 58 Palestinians overnight, say local health authorities Israel’s air force killed at least 58 Palestinians in new attacks on Gaza overnight, local health authorities said on Saturday, reports Reuters. More than 300 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in Israeli strikes since Thursday, according to local health authorities, one of the deadliest phases of bombardment since a truce collapsed in March.

UN human rights chief calls escalation of attacks in Gaza ‘tantamount to ethnic cleansing’ The UN high commissioner for human rights has called the escalation of Israeli attacks in Gaza and the aid blockade as “tantamount to ethnic cleansing” and has pleaded for global action.