Officials reported that Israeli attacks in Gaza resulted in the deaths of at least 92 people on Wednesday. Among the victims were women, children, and two journalists. This happened as Israel gets ready to increase its military actions in the area. The destructive conflict has now been going on for 20 months.

Health officials said that two Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza on Wednesday killed at least 33 people and injured 86, including some children. They think the real number of deaths is probably higher.

The Israeli army did not immediately say anything about the attacks.

This news came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not sure if three hostages, who were thought to be alive in Gaza, were still alive. He said this one day after U.S. President Donald Trump said that only 21 of the 24 hostages believed to be alive had survived.

The news caused families of captives still in Gaza to panic.

More violence happened on Wednesday, just a few days after Israel approved a plan to increase its actions in the Palestinian area. This plan includes taking control of Gaza, keeping the land it has taken, making Palestinians move to southern Gaza, and controlling how aid is given out, with help from private security companies.

Health officials reported that Wednesday's strikes involved two attacks on a busy market area in Gaza City.

Videos shared online reportedly showed the scene after the attack. Dead men were found, including one still sitting in a chair inside a Thai restaurant where local people gathered. Several children were also lying still on the ground, covered in blood.

According to the Gaza media office, journalist Yahya Sobeih was one of the people who died. He wrote articles for different local newspapers and websites. He had recently put a photo of his new baby daughter on Instagram.

People who were hurt in the explosions, some with bad injuries, were taken to the Al-Shifa Hospital nearby. This was told by Zaher al-Wahidi, who speaks for the health ministry in Gaza.

Another local journalist, Nour Abdu, died while reporting on an attack early Wednesday morning. This happened at a school in Gaza City that was being used as a shelter, according to the media office.

Officials from the Al-Aqsa Hospital said that 27 people died in an attack on a school on Tuesday night. Among the dead were nine women and three children. The school was a safe place for hundreds of Palestinians who had to leave their homes. The school has been hit many times since the war began.

Israel says Hamas is to blame for the deaths, saying they use buildings like schools in areas where people live.

The war started when fighters from Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and capturing about 250 others.

Israel is also calling up many reserve soldiers for the plan. Israel says the plan will happen slowly and will not start until after Trump finishes his visit to the area later this month.

More fighting could lead to many more deaths. Because Israel already controls about half of Gaza, taking more control for a long time could be seen as a military takeover. This would lead to questions about how Israel plans to rule the area, especially as they think about Trump's idea of taking control of Gaza.

According to Palestinian health officials, the Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed over 52,000 people, including many women and children.