Israel launched more deadly strikes on besieged Gaza on Thursday as world powers watched nervously whether the country would retaliate against a weekend attack by its arch-enemy Iran.
The Israeli army said it had bombed dozens of targets in the Palestinian coastal territory of 2.4 million people, more than six months into the bloodiest-ever war on Gaza.
Weeks of talks towards an Israel-Hamas truce and hostage release deal have stalled, according to Qatar's prime minister, who said the Gulf emirate was now "reassessing our role as mediator".