At least 87 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza, health ministry says

Israel has intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza, where it says Hamas was regrouping, while it continues to fight Hezbollah in Lebanon. Follow for live news updates.

• Devastation in northern Gaza: At least 87 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in an Israeli strike on Beit Lahia, according to the Gaza health ministry, with graphic footage showing children among the dead. The UN warns “the nightmare in Gaza is intensifying” during Israel’s renewed offensive in the north, where it says Hamas was regrouping. • Netanyahu defiant: Facing pressure to strike a deal after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his forces will “continue forward until the end” in Gaza. Israel is also pressing on with the fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon. • Leaked Israeli plan: The US is investigating a leak of highly classified intelligence about Israel’s planned response to Iran’s major missile attack earlier this month, sources tell CNN. Iran, meanwhile, has denied involvement in the launch of a drone toward Netanyahu’s home in central Israel on Saturday. Family members in central Gaza have described their devastation after an airdropped aid pallet killed their 3-year-old child. Ayyad and his grandson, also named Sami, ran to their makeshift tent nearby to seek shelter, but a falling pallet hit the boy, killing him instantly, his grandfather said. “They dropped parachutes of aid, and the aid killed our children … What for? I don’t want aid; my son is gone,” the boy’s father, Mahmoud Ayyad, told CNN.