Israel continued to bomb Gaza on Sunday despite a call from President Donald Trump for a pause in its offensive to allow for peace talks with Hamas .

Trump had ordered Israel to stop bombing the territory on Friday after Hamas accepted the broad outlines of his plan to end the nearly two-year war and return all the hostages it captured during its attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

“Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly! Right now, it’s far too dangerous to do that. We are already in discussions on details to be worked out,” he wrote on social media.

But at least 16 people were killed across the strip on Sunday alone, local health authorities said, four of whom were seeking aid at the time.

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