Gaza' civil defense says Israeli strikes kill at least 27
Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that Gaza City was hit by several strikes overnight and in the early morning, killing eight people "including children and women' and wounding others.
An Israeli air strike hit a family home near Nuseirat refugee camp, south of Gaza City, resulting in '10 martyrs and several injured,' Bassal said.
Another strike 'hit a potable water distribution point... in an area for displaced people west of the Nuseirat camp,' Bassal added, reporting 'six martyrs and several injured.'
In the territory's south, three people were killed when Israeli jets hit a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the coastal Al-Mawasi area, according to the civil defense spokesman.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which has recently intensified its operations across Gaza, more than 21 months into the war triggered by Hamas's October 2023 attack.
The vast majority of Gaza's population of more than two million people have been displaced at least once during the war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions in the territory.
Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify tolls and details provided by the civil defense agency and other parties.
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