Palestinian medical officials say two Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people, including two children and a woman. Associated Press reports that most of the victims of one of the strikes were in an Israeli-declared “humanitarian zone”.

AP reports that one strike late Monday hit a makeshift cafeteria used by displaced people in Muwasi, the centre of the Israeli declared “humanitarian zone”. At least 11 people were killed, including two children, according to officials at Nasser hospital, where the casualties were taken. Video from the scene showed men pulling bloodied wounded from among tables and chairs set up in the sand in an enclosure made of corrugated metal sheets.

The strike came hours after the Israeli military announced an expansion of the “humanitarian zone”, where it has told Palestinians evacuating from other parts of Gaza to take refuge.

Israel’s newly appointed defense minister Israel Katz has said there will be “no ceasefire” and “no respite” in Lebanon, which has seen a series of Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions in recent weeks. Over 3,000 people have been killed.

Posting to social media Israel Katz said:

The warning and powerful activity carried out by the IDF and the security agencies against Hezbollah and the elimination of [Hassan] Nasrallah are a picture of victory and the offensive activity should be continued, in order to worsen Hezbollah’s capabilities and realise the fruits of victory.

In Lebanon there will be no ceasefire and there will be no respite. We will continue to hit Hezbollah with full force until the goals of the war are achieved. Israel will not agree to any arrangement that does not guarantee Israel’s right to enforce and prevent terrorism on its own, and meeting the goals of the war in Lebanon, [which are] disarming Hezbollah and them withdrawing beyond the Litani River, and returning the residents of the north safely to their homes.

Katz was appointed into the defense minister role last week after Benjamin Netanyahu fired Yoav Gallant, citing disagreements over strategy. In May 2024 the international criminal court requested arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Israel has challenged the decision.

About 1.2 million people are believed to have been forced to flee their homes in Lebanon by Israel’s military campaign, and tens of thousands of Israelis have also been forced from their homes in northern Israel by continuous rocket fire from Hezbollah and other anti-Israeli forces inside Lebanon.

Katz statement contradicts the words on Monday of Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar, who had claimed in public “certain progress” was being made on ceasefire talks, although a spokesperson for Hezbollah had said they were not involved with them.