Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed 19 people overnight, including a woman and her six children, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the region to try to seal a ceasefire deal after months of contentious negotiations.The US and fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar appear to be closing in on a deal after two days of talks in Doha, with American and Israeli officials expressing cautious optimism.But Hamas has signalled resistance to what it says are new demands by Israel, and the long

Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed 19 people overnight, including a woman and her six children, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the region to try to seal a ceasefire deal after months of contentious negotiations.The US and fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar appear to be closing in on a deal after two days of talks in Doha, with American and Israeli officials expressing cautious optimism.But Hamas has signalled resistance to what it says are new demands by Israel, and the long-running talks have repeatedly stalled.