Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 21 people late on Tuesday and into early Wednesday, health authorities said. More than half of those killed were women and children. Desperation is mounting in the Palestinian territory of more than two million,

Health authorities say Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 21 people. More than half of those killed late Tuesday and early Wednesday reportedly were women and children. Desperation is mounting

Israeli troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what appeared to be the latest effort to carve up the Palestinian territory with military corridors.