Report: Israeli attack kills at least two people near Gaza City
Israeli attacks killed at least 70 people, including 37 aid seekers, and injured dozens since dawn in Gaza today, the report said.
A view shows damaged property after a reported Israeli strike at the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) headquarters in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
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