Israeli strikes killed dozens of Palestinians across Gaza on Thursday and early on Friday, with the Palestinian Civil Defence saying at least 28 were killed in two separate strikes.
Airstrikes on a home in Gaza City's al-Daraj neighbourhood killed at least seven people and left several others wounded, while strikes on the Abu al-Hatl and Ziyada families, also in Gaza City, killed at least six people.
In the West Bank, an Israeli assault on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, killed at least 7 people and wounded 11 others.
Video has emerged from the attack showing Israeli soldiers pushing the bodies of Palestinians from the rooftops of buildings.
Israeli forces have also continued to escalate attacks on Lebanon, where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to continue the confrontation with Israel.
Meanwhile, Washington has denied that the ceasefire talks were collapsing, with the Pentagon reiterating that a deal would lower the temperature across the region.
Lebanon’s Health Minister has said Israel's attacks in the country have "failed" to undermine the will of the Lebanese people.
“I want to send a message to anyone who thinks that these attacks will undermine the will and determination of this people. I say to them that your plan has failed,” Firas Abiad was quoted by by Lebanon’s National News Agency as saying.
Palestinian factions issued statements on Thursday hailing the speech given by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
Hamas said that it appreciated what was stated in Nasrallah's speech, and hailed "the honourable position of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon", according to a Telegram statement.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) also expressed its "deep appreciation and pride", adding that Hezbollah's position represents "the failure of the plans that aim to target the resistance".
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said that the speech reflected "the confidence in the ability of the resistance to overcome the blows, continue to develop its capabilities and learn lessons".
The Israeli army has lifted restrictions on northern residents instructing them to stay near bomb shelters after the military alleged it had struck dozens rocket launchers belonging to Hezbollah, Israeli media reported this morning.
Yesterday, the Israeli army had issued instructions for residents of numerous northern towns and cities to remain near bomb shelters throughout the night amid an escalation with Hezbollah.
The Ynet news site described the instructions as "unusual".
The Israeli army said early on Friday that it had struck 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers and other military infrastructure and about 1,000 launch barrels.
Hezbollah leader has vowed to inflict retribution against Israel after explosions of communication devices used by the group killed more than 30 people, including children, and injured thousands others.
In a televised address on Thursday, Hassan Nasrallah called the explosions a "massive terror attack" and a "massacre".
He said that Israel aimed to kill "thousands" of people within moments, with no regard for how or where the devices would detonate.
He acknowledged the group had suffered an "unprecedented and heavy blow", but added that in conflict, "one day is in favour of the enemy and one day is in favour of us".
He added that the full circumstances of the device blasts were still under investigation, from manufacturing, to distribution, up to the time of the blasts.
Nasrallah vowed that Israelis would not be able to return to their homes in northern Israel before an end to the conflict in Gaza.
During his address, Israeli warplanes caused sonic booms over Beirut and others struck targets in southern Lebanon.
The armed wing of the Palestinian Fatah faction, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, has announced that two senior commanders were killed by an Israeli army raid in Qabatiya, near Jenin in the occupied West Bank.
The brigades said in a Telegram statement that in addition to Mustafa Faisal Zakarna and Shady Sami Zakarna, five other fighters were also killed by Israeli forces.
Another Telegram post carried the photos of both senior members.
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