Funerals were held on Friday for 11 Palestinians killed Thursday in a series of Israeli airstrikes in and around the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Two children were among the dead, along with the other dead of an AP reporter.

On Thursday, the UN Security Council’s 10 elected members circulated a draft resolution calling for “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. The United States, Israel’s closest ally, holds the key to whether the UN Security Council adopts the resolution. The four other permanent members – Russia, China, Britain and France – are expected to support or abstain from voting.

The Israel-Hamas war began after Palestinian militants stormed into Israel on October 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people – mostly civilians – and kidnapping 250 others.

Israel’s bombardment and ground offensives since then have killed more than 43,000 people in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say. The officials do not distinguish between civilians and combatants but say more than half of those killed have been women and children.

Rising is reported from Bangkok. Abby Sewell in Beirut, and Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations, contributed to this report.