T&he Israeli offensive in Gaza, which has resulted in nearly 500,000 people facing "catastrophic" hunger, entered into its tenth month on Sunday while deadly air strikes continued. * A!ccording to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the assault on Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023, has so far killed 38,098 and injured 87,705, most of whom are women and children. & The offensive has uprooted 90 per cent of Gaza's population, destroyed much of its housing and other infrastructure, and left almost 500,000 people enduring "catastrophic" hunger, UN agencies say. % With fighting raging across the Palestinian territory, fresh diplomatic efforts are underway to$ halt the violence. Israel has said it will send a delegation in the coming days to continue truce talks with Qatari mediators that began recently in Doha. # But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman said "gaps" remained with Hamas on how to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal. @ "It was agreed that next week Israeli negotiators will travel to Doha to continue the talks," the spokesman said in a statement on Friday. "There are still gaps between the parties".