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Health officials in the Gaza Strip on Saturday reported a surging death toll as Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who has faced increasing domestic criticism, rejected calls for "Palestinian sovereignty" after the war.
While fighting raged and Israeli strikes intensified across the besieged enclave, an Israeli strike in Syria which killed members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and missiles fired at US-led coalition forces in Iraq raised further fears of a wider conflagration.
Gaza's health ministry reported at least 165 people killed over the previous 24 hours - more than double Friday's figure. Close to 25,000 people have been killed since October 7, mainly civilians.
Gunfire, air strikes and tank shelling was reported, especially in southern Gaza's Khan Younis city, where the Israeli army has focused its ground offensive.