Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 25 Palestinians, health ministry says

The Israeli military says it struck several Hamas targets after gunmen fired at soldiers in Gaza in violation of the five-week-old ceasefire.

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Ten people were killed when a ministry of religious endowments building in the eastern Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City was hit, according to rescuers.

Israel's military said it struck "Hamas terrorist targets" after gunmen opened fire towards an area where its soldiers were operating in the southern city of Khan Younis in violation of the ceasefire deal.

Hamas questioned the claim and denounced what it said was a "dangerous escalation" that could jeopardise the ceasefire.

The flare-up of violence comes after the UN Security Council passed a resolution that endorsed US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan to end two years of devastating war.