Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 70 Palestinians on Saturday, according to medical sources, even after US President Donald Trump urged Israel to stop its assault following Hamas's partial acceptance of his 20-point plan to end the war.

At least 45 of those killed died in Gaza City, where Israeli forces have intensified operations in recent weeks, driving nearly a million people toward the overcrowded south. Medics said 18 people were killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike on a residential home in the Tuffah neighborhood, which also damaged nearby buildings.

Gaza's civil defence agency said seven children aged between two months and eight years were among the victims. In southern G...