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Israel kills at least 42 Palestinians in Gaza overnight
The number of Palestinians killed includes at least eight aid seekers, Al Jazeera reports.
At least two people were killed and others injured on Friday night into Saturday morning in an Israeli bombing which targeted a house in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.
Another five people were killed, and others were wounded, in an Israeli attack on al-Shafi School, in the south east of Gaza City.
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In the al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis, medical sources reported that seven Palestinians were killed and more than 10 injured after Israeli forces targeted tents sheltering displaced people.
Among those killed included Dr Mousa Hamdan Khafaja, a consultant of obstetrics and gynaecology at Nasser Hospital, along with three of his children.
According to Gaza's Government Media Office, more than 1580 health workers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, including 90 doctors and 132 nurses.
East of Khan Younis, in the town of Bani Suhaila, at least four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike, according to sources from the Nasser Medical Complex.
Seperately, two people were killed in an Israeli attack on a house in al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
It comes as a new report in the Guardian has found that babies in Gaza are facing death due to critical shortages in baby milk.
Dr Ahmad al-Farra, the head of paediatrics at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, said his ward only had a week's worth of baby milk left, which he is also forced to use for premature babies as specialised formula has run out.
al-Farra told the Guardian: "I can't begin to describe how bad things are. Right now, we have enough formula for about one week.
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"But we also have infants outside the hospital without any access to milk. It's catastrophic."
Infant formula has almost disappeared in Gaza due to Israel blocking most aid from entering the enclave.
Israel has denied restricting the entry of baby food, including formula, but this has been disputed by local health authorities.
The Guardian said that at least 66 Palestinian children have starved to death in Gaza since October 2023, citing local health authorities.
According to a recent report from a UN-backed group of experts, 500,000 people face catastrophic hunger in Gaza, while the rest of the population is experiencing acute food insecurity.
