At least 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike that hit a popular seafront cafe frequently used by activists, journalists, and local residents in western Gaza City on Monday, according to medics and eyewitnesses.

At least 58 more Palestinians were killed and scores injured as the Israeli army escalated its attacks in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medics said. A medical source said that 10 people were killed and several others remain unaccounted for after an Israeli strike hit a home in the al-Zeitoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza City.

Israeli forces killed at least 74 people in Gaza on Monday, with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire that left 23 others dead as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid,