Arab mediators are working on a proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war that would include a five to seven year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, officials said Wednesday. Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed nine people overnight,

France, Germany and Britain meanwhile said Israel's seven-week blockade on all imports to Gaza was "intolerable."

ISRAELI strikes on Gaza killed nine people overnight, according to local health authorities. An overnight strike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City, killing at least five people, according to Zaher al-Waheidi, the Health Ministry official in charge of records.