Israel and Hamas have resumed talks in Qatar, hours after Israeli forces launched a massive bombing campaign on Gaza and approved plans for a renewed ground offensive.

The withering Israeli aerial campaign appeared to presage the ground operation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to launch if no ceasefire and hostage deal were struck by the time Trump returned to the U.

Israel announced Sunday it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade, days after global experts on food security warned of famine.

The Israeli government told local media they rejected a US-brokered ceasefire agreement with Hamas before President Donald Trump could announce the deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his cabinet was acting at the recommendation of the IDF because of "the operational need to enable the expansion of intense fighting."

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched dozens of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza on Friday, killing more than 93 people and wounding hundreds — attacks that Israeli officials described as a prelude to a larger military campaign in the territory aimed at pressuring Hamas to release hostages.