Israeli strike kills Hamas official in Gaza

• Cairo to host negotiators from US, Tel Aviv
• Hamas says its latest proposals ‘welcomed’ by Washington
• 500,000 Gazans enduring ‘catastrophic’ hunger, UN agencies say

GAZA STRIP: A Hamas-appointed deputy minister of labour was among several people, including children, killed as deadly Israeli strikes continued unabated in the Palestinian enclave with diplomatic efforts underway to secure a ceasefire and prisoner release deal.

Ehab al-Ghussein was killed along with three other people in the attack...