FIGHTING continued in the central Gaza Strip on Friday, even as the United States, Qatar and Egypt pushed forward to try and win agreement on a ceasefire deal.

This comes a day after Palestinian officials said they were planning to put forward a resolution to the United Nations to end the Israeli occupation with a clear time frame.

In the southern city of Khan Younis, four people were killed in an early Israeli strike on their vehicle, said Palestinian Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal.