TRIPOLI (Reuters) -The bodies of at least 18 migrants, who died when their boat capsized west of Libya's capital Tripoli, were recovered while over 90 survivors were rescued, a local Red Crescent branch said on Tuesday.

The Red Crescent in Sabratha, a coastal town some 76 km (47 miles) west of Tripoli, said it had received a report of the capsized boat late on Monday and carried out a rescue operation until early Tuesday morning.

The bodies were recovered from the shore near the port of Surman, it said.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military on Tuesday to immediately carry out "powerful" attacks in Gaza.

(Reporting by Emily RoseEditing by Gareth Jones)

Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP Wednesday dozens of Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 50 people in the Palestinian territory, hours after US President Donald Trump said "nothing" would jeopardise the ceasefire agreement he helped broker.

The agency said 22 children were among those killed, as well as women and elderly, and that around 200 people were wounded.

Civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal described the situation in Gaza as "catastrophic and terrifying", calling the strikes "a clear and flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement".

By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel will respond after Hamas handed over human remains that did not belong to missing Israeli hostages, which Israel considers a violation of the Gaza ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

Hamas said it was complying with the ceasefire and doing its best to locate hostage remains, but was hindered by a lack of equipment to identify bodies.

Fears mounted in Sudan on Tuesday, three days after paramilitaries seized the key city of El-Fasher, amid reports of mass atrocities and the killing of five Red Crescent volunteers in Kordofan.

The capture of El-Fasher, the historic heart of Darfur, has sparked fears of mass killings reminiscent of the region’s darkest days.

After an 18-month siege marked by starvation and bombardment, the city is now under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) -- descendants of the Janjaweed militias accused of genocide two decades ago.

(Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would consult with the defence establishment over Israel's response to Hamas' ceasefire deal "violations", after the group on Monday handed over the remains of a hostage who, according to Israel, had already been recovered two years ago.

(Reporting by Jana Choukeir in Dubai and Maayan Lubell in Jersusalem)

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Israel is a model for Taiwan to learn from in strengthening its defences, President Lai Ching-te said in remarks released on Tuesday, citing the Biblical story of David versus Goliath on the need to stand up to authoritarianism.

Taiwan has been a strong backer of Israel since the 2023 Hamas-led attack on that country which triggered the war in Gaza, though Israel, like most countries, has no formal diplomatic relations with Taipei.

By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's army has blown up so many Hezbollah arms caches that it has run out of explosives, as it races to meet a year-end deadline to disarm the Shi'ite militia in the south of the country under a ceasefire agreed with Israel, two sources told Reuters.

The explosives shortage, which has not been previously reported, has not stopped the army quickening the pace of inspection missions to search for hidden weapons in the south, near Israel, the two said, one of whom is a security source and the other a Lebanese official.

NEAR JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli security forces killed three Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said.

The forces shot at the militants who were planning attacks in the area of Jenin refugee camp, then also struck by air, according to Israeli police and the Israeli military.

There was no immediate comment from Palestinian officials.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul to broker a long-term truce have ended without a resolution, Afghan state media and a Pakistan security source said on Tuesday.

Spokespeople for Afghanistan's foreign ministry and Pakistan's army and defence minister did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad in Islamabad and Syed Hassib in Kabul; Writing by Alasdair Pal; Editing by Himani Sarkar)