Brutal strikes continue in Gaza

GAZA CITY: Gaza's civil defence agency on Sunday said Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory killed 16 people, including at least three children. Six people were killed in overnight air strikes in Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said. They included two boys aged five and two, in an apartment in Al Mawasi. The civil defence later said 10 more people were killed in a strike on a tent also in Al Mawasi, among them a child and seven women. UN agencies have urged Israel to lift restrictions, saying Gazans have been experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe and warning of famine. Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a two-month truce in its war against Hamas, which was triggered by the October 7, 2023 attack. The health ministry in Gaza on Sunday said at least 2,436 people have been killed since Israel resumed its campaign in Gaza. — AFP