Forty-one Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have been killed since Israel began a bombing campaign on the enclave on Friday, Gazan health authorities have said, amid reports a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants may be imminent. Since an Israeli military operation with the stated aim of targeting Islamic Jihad positions began on Friday, a total of 41 Palestinians “have been martyred, including 15 children and four women, and 311 have been injured” across the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian enclave’s ministry said Sunday. Israel said Sunday that it had agreed to an Egyptian-pro…