Netanyahu on Thursday said he had instructed officials “to begin immediate negotiations” to release hostages and end the war on Israel’s terms.

The Israeli military said its troops carried out a strike in the area of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and that it would conduct an investigation into the incident.

Witnesses say Israel has struck southern Gaza’s main hospital with a missile and then fired another as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people.