JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister said Tuesday that “Gaza is burning” after heavy strikes overnight targeted Gaza City.

Defense Minister Israel Katz’s remarks come as Israel has been planning a new offensive targeting Gaza City.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to journalists while leaving Israel for Qatar, suggested the offensive had begun.

“The Israelis have begun to take operations there. So we think we have a very short window of time in which a deal can happen,” Rubio said. “We don’t have months anymore, and we probably have days and maybe a few weeks ago.”

Palestinian residents reported heavy strikes across the city.

One overnight strike hit a house in the western side of Gaza City, killing at least five Palestinians, including two children, according to th

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