Dozens killed in airstrikes across Gaza

Cease-fire negotiations are continuing in Qatar

A source briefed on the talks earlier told Reuters that a delegation from Israel’s Mossad spy agency, which had arrived in Qatar more than a week ago, was still engaging in discussions. A small Mossad team was returning to Israel from Doha for consultations on developments, the source added.

For weeks, the sides have been discussing a potential truce of around 42 days, during which around 40 Israeli hostages would be released in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Israel says it is willing to consider only a temporary pause in fighting; Hamas wants any deal to lead to an end to the war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Tuesday that Hamas had made “delusional” demands, which it said showed the Palestinians were not interested in a deal.

Hamas has accused Israel of stalling at the talks while it carries out its military offensive.

Houthis say 6 ships attacked in past 3 days

Houthi militants in Yemen said on Tuesday they had mounted six attacks on ships with drones and missiles in the past three days in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.

The Houthis, who control Yemen’s capital and most populous areas, have attacked international shipping in the Red Sea since November in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians, drawing U.S. and British retaliatory strikes since last month.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said that the group also attacked two U.S destroyers in the Red Sea as well as Israel’s city of Eilat.

It was not immediately clear which if any of the targets were struck by the drones or missiles.

U.S. Central Command said on Sunday that Houthis fired missiles in the vicinity of M/V Huang Pu, a Chineseowned oil tanker.

The Houthis’ escalating drone and missile campaign against commercial shipping has choked trade through the vital Suez Canal linking Asia and Europe and forced many ships to take the longer route around Africa.