The group is still preparing for a response to Israel’s proposed ceasefire and hostage release agreement, senior Hamas official told AFP on Wednesday.

“The response of the movement is still in preparation and we confirm that there is no room for any partial transaction,” Mahmoud Mardawi said.

The Israeli military launched a series of heavy air strikes in the Gaza Strip, striking temporary tent shelters and civilian areas.

Khan Younis and Deir El-Balah reportedly went on strikes, while continuous bombings were heard in eastern Gaza, accompanied by the use of lighting flares to support ground operations, especially in the city of Gaza.

In another incident in the Jabbarya region in northern Gaza, at least seven Palestinians were confirmed dead after an Israeli air strike on an Israeli tent belonging to the Asaliya family.

According to the Quds News Network and the Palestinian Information Center, the initial reports cite two deaths, but the death toll then rises, with most of the victims identified as children.

The intensification of military activity has been a significant escalation since the early morning. Targets targeting displaced residents of tent shelter housing have attracted further attention to the protection of civilians in ongoing hostilities.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday directed his negotiating team to continue to take steps to promote the release of hostages still in Gaza.

“The Prime Minister issued a directive to continue to promote the release of our hostages,” his office said in a statement, adding that he conducted an assessment of the negotiating team and heads of the security agency.

Stephanie Tremblay, deputy spokesman for the UN chief, said that since Israel violated the stamp of Za Ceasefire on March 18, about 500,000 humanitarian partners in Gaza have been “re-displaced or uprooted”, Arab media reported.

“This is a complement to hundreds of thousands of people who have been repeatedly displaced before the ceasefire,” she told reporters.