Palestinians carry the body of a family member killed in an Israeli military strike as they gather outside Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on Sept. 1, 2025. (Abdel Kareem Hana / AP Photo) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel launched strikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 31 people as it presses ahead with a major offensive in the territory’s largest city, according to health officials. Leading genocide scholars, meanwhile, joined other rights groups in accusing Israel of genocide, allegations it vehemently rejects. Airstrikes and artillery shelling have echoed through Gaza City...