Israeli air strikes have killed more than 30 Palestinians, including children at a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled, AFP reports citing figures from Gaza’s civil defence agency.

The civil defence agency said at least 31 people were killed in Israeli strikes overnight and into the morning.

Eight people were killed in strikes on houses in Gaza City, in the north, agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said.

In the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, 10 people were killed in a strike on a house, while 10 others, including eight children, were killed at a water distribution point, Bassal said.

“We woke up to the sound of two large explosions,” Khaled Rayyan told AFP after a house was flattened in Nuseirat. “Our neighbour and his children were under the rubble.” Another resident, Mahmud al-Shami, called on the negotiators to secure an end to the invasion.

“What happened to us has never happened in the entire history of humanity,” he said. “Enough.” In southern Gaza, three people were killed when Israeli jets hit a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the coastal Al-Mawasi area, according to the civil defence spokesman.