As Hamas on Friday offered to release American Israeli soldier Edan Alexander and the remains of four other hostages held in Gaza, Israel's prime minister called it psychological manipulation.

The militant group did not immediately specify when the release of soldier Edan Alexander and the four bodies would take place.

Two Israeli airstrikes in the northern town of Beit Lahiya near the border killed at least eight people, including a local reporter.

At least nine charity workers have been killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, the enclave’s Government Media Office said Saturday, making it the deadliest incident since the ceasefire went into effect in January.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's "war on drugs", in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court.

The Al-Khair Foundation says staff were setting up a camp for displaced Gazans in Beit Lahia Saturday when back-to-back Israeli strikes hit their vehicles.