JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes hit about 40 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past day, the military said on Friday, hours after Hamas rejected an Israeli ceasefire offer that it said fell short of its demand to agree a full end to the war.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Sergeant Major Ghaleb Sliman Al-Nasasra, 35, fell during combat in northern Gaza. Three other soldiers were seriously injured.

Although Donald Trump is thoroughly unpredictable on many issues, his support for Israel’s government remains firm for now, allowing Binyamin Netanyahu to continue with the devastating war in Gaza. Israel aims to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its Palestinian population and repopulate it with Jewish settlers,