An 18-month-old boy and his 10-year-old sister are among 25 people who were killed in a series of Israeli strikes on central parts of Gaza, hospital officials have said.
The al Aqsa hospital said they had received 21 bodies from the two strikes on the central Nuseirat refugee camp on Thursday.
Israeli strikes also hit a motorcycle in Zuwaida and on a house in Deir al Balah on Friday, killing four more people.
Five children and seven women are among those who have been confirmed dead.The Palestinian news agency WAFA earlier reported that 57 people had died in the strikes.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) did not comment on the specific strikes but said its troops had identified and eliminated “several armed terrorists” in central Gaza.
It also said its forces had eliminated “dozens of terrorists” in raids in northern Gaza’s Jabalia area – home to one of the territory’s refugee camps.
The IDF has resumed intense operations in the north of Gaza over the past few weeks, claiming they are seeking to stop Hamas, the militant group ruling Gaza, from regrouping.
It comes as the IDF yesterday said it killed senior Hamas official Izz al Din Kassab in an airstrike in Khan Younis, describing him as one of the last high-ranking members. (Sky News)
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