Israeli strikes kill eight in Gaza overnight

Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza hit multiple residential buildings and killed at least eight people, authorities said Sunday, despite Hamas saying it had agreed to the latest stage of a deal to end the war.

How many people did the overnight Israeli strikes kill in Gaza?

Gaza's civil defense agency said eight people were killed when Israeli strikes hit several residential buildings around midnight Sunday. The dead included a man and his wife near central Gaza, and an elderly man and a child in an apartment west of Gaza City. A separate strike wounded several others and struck an apartment northwest of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

In the central Gaza attack, an Israeli military helicopter struck an apartment building, a civil defence spokesman said. The strike killed the couple and wounded several people nearby. Northwest of Khan Younis, another strike hit an apartment where three people, including a child, were present.

What is the Gaza ceasefire and disarmament plan Hamas agreed to?

Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a plan championed by US President Donald Trump. The plan includes provisions for Hamas handing over its weapons and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

Israel has not officially commented on the agreement. A political source told AFP there will be no withdrawal without Hamas's "genuine disarmament," suggesting the two sides remain far apart on implementation despite Hamas's stated acceptance.

The overnight deaths add to a toll from the previous day. Authorities reported Saturday that eight other people had been killed in separate strikes, which also damaged a hospital's medical supplies and targeted a rooftop.