Israel’s military has targeted and killed an Al Jazeera correspondent and others with an airstrike as they sheltered outside a Gaza City hospital.

As a ceasefire in Gaza took hold in January, Anas Al-Sharif began removing his protective gear live on television, piece by piece, while a jubilant crowd cheered, hoping the day marked the end of the suffering of 2 million Palestinians in the enclave.

Palestinians in Gaza on Monday mourned the deaths of five Al Jazeera journalists killed in an Israeli strike the night before. In Gaza City, crowds carried the bodies of correspondent Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues,

It's unclear how far the talks have advanced, but if implemented, the plans would amount to transferring people from one war-ravaged land at risk of famine to another, and raise human rights concerns.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that Israel will "allow" Palestinians to leave Gaza as the military prepared a broader offensive in the territory. The Israeli PM defended his war policies shortly after Egypt said Gaza mediators were leading a new push to secure a 60-day ceasefire,