Gaza Israel has increased its air strikes on Gaza as ceasefire negotiations move forward and residents remain on high alert, fearing they could become targets in the final hours before bombing stops.

Among the dead were six women and four children, health officials said, as negotiators try to conclude a deal to end the 15-month war.

U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators shuttled between the Israeli and Hamas delegations in Doha on Tuesday, where officials said a deal to halt the war is near.