According to it, at least 34 people were killed and 25 injured in Israeli strikes in Gaza overnight For updates from local authorities.
in the southern city of RefaAccording to the Directorate of Civil Defense in Gaza, 26 people, including children and infants, were killed when airstrikes targeted a residential area and hit 11 houses.
“Our teams in Rafah are still dealing with multiple targeting of residential and uninhabited homes, resulting in dozens of deaths, injuries and others buried under debris,” it said.
On Monday, Israel’s military urged residents in eastern Rafah “Evacuate immediately,” A day later the country’s defense minister told troops in Gaza to expect an “intense crackdown” on the city “in the near future.”
In gaza city, two people were killed and five were injured after an airstrike hit an apartment building near Samar Square in the city centre. According to medical officials, the victims were sent to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.
In Deir al-BalahSix people were killed and 20 wounded in an airstrike on a UN agency school in Nusirat in central Gaza, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told CNN.
The Israeli military confirmed the attack on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) compound.
A statement said the army attacked a “Hamas command and control centre” located at the UNRWA compound in central Gaza.
“As a result of the strike, Hamas’ command and control center located on the UNRWA compound is no longer operational,” it said.
The death toll has been updated in this post.