A minimum of 55 Palestinians had been killed and dozens others wounded in an Israeli strike on a residential constructing within the northern Gaza city of Beit Lahiya on Tuesday, the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service stated.
It added that many victims had been believed to nonetheless be trapped beneath the rubble. The official Palestinian information company WAFA and Hamas media reported had earlier reported the identical determine.
A lot of these killed within the strike had been girls and kids, WAFA reported, citing medics.
There was no rapid Israeli remark.
On Monday, the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service stated round 100,000 folks had been marooned in Jabalia, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun with out medical or meals provides. Reuters couldn’t confirm the quantity independently.
The emergency service stated its operations had come to a halt due to the three-week Israeli assault into northern Gaza, the place Israel had stated it worn out Hamas fight forces earlier within the year-long warfare.
Israel stated the raid was aimed to forestall Hamas from regrouping.
