Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced people in central Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens, as the country's negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed ceasefire.At least 30 people sheltering at a girls' school in Deir Al-Balah were taken to hospital and pronounced dead, after a strike that Israel's military said targeted a Hamas command and control centre used to store weapons and plan attacks.

Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced people in central Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens, as the country's negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed ceasefire.At least 30 people sheltering at a girls' school in Deir Al-Balah were taken to hospital and pronounced dead, after a strike that Israel's military said targeted a Hamas command and control centre used to store weapons and plan attacks.