Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children,  while 24 others were fatally shot on their way to aid distribution sites near Rafah, Palestinian hospital officials and witnesses said on Saturday. 

The Israeli military said it had fired warning shots toward people it said were behaving suspiciously to prevent them from approaching. They also stated that over the past 48 hours, troops struck approximately 250 targets in the Gaza Strip, including militants, booby-trapped structures, weapons storage facilities, anti-tank missile launch posts, sniper posts, tunnels and additional Hamas infrastructure sites. 

US President Donald Trump has said that he is closing in on another ceasefire agreement that would see more hostages released and potentially wind down the war. However after two days of talks this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there were no signs of a breakthrough.