A minimum of 17 individuals have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a constructing within the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run civil defence company mentioned on Wednesday.
The constructing within the al-Zeitoun district of Gaza Metropolis was housing households displaced by the struggle, the company mentioned, including that seven minors have been among the many lifeless.
The knowledge couldn’t be independently verified. The Israeli navy didn’t instantly remark.
In a separate Israeli airstrike, the director of the Indonesian Hospital, Marwan Sultan, and his household have been killed of their dwelling in Gaza Metropolis, in response to the Hamas-run Well being Ministry.
The Indonesian Hospital, situated in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, was cleared by Israeli forces in Might and has not been operational since.
In keeping with Gaza well being authorities, greater than 57,000 Palestinians have been killed because the begin of the struggle practically 21 months in the past. The figures don’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.
The struggle started following the October 7, 2023, assault on Israel by Hamas and different Islamist militant teams, during which about 1,200 individuals have been killed and greater than 250 have been taken hostage and introduced into the Gaza Strip.