GAZA: Gaza's civil defence agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes in the north of the Palestinian territory had killed 25 people, including women and children. "At 8:00 PM last night, Israeli strikes targeted a multi-story building belonging to the Al Kahlut family, killing 25 people. Sixteen bodies have been identified, while others remain trapped under the rubble," civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said, adding five women and five children were among the dead.
Bassal said, "Residents, without adequate support, are attempting to rescue those still buried". The north of the Gaza Strip has been the focus of an intense Israeli military operation for more than two months, which the army says is intended to prevent Hamas movement from regrouping there. Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed at least 44,758 people, mostly civilians, according to data from the Palestinian enclave health ministry that is considered reliable by the UN. — AFP
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