Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike in northern Gaza killed 34 people

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli onslaught connected a five-story building wherever displaced Palestinians were sheltering successful bluish Gaza killed astatine slightest 34 group early Tuesday, much than half of them women and children, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.

The ministry’s emergency work said different 20 group were wounded successful nan onslaught successful nan bluish municipality of Beit Lahiya, adjacent nan Israeli border.

There was nary contiguous remark from nan Israeli military.

The dormant included a mother and her 5 children, immoderate of them adults, and a 2nd mother pinch her six children, according to an first casualty database provided by nan emergency service.

Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, nan head of nan adjacent Kamal Adwan Hospital, said it was overwhelmed by nan activity of wounded group from nan strike. Israeli forces raided nan aesculapian installation complete nan weekend, detaining dozens of medics.

The Israeli subject has many times struck shelters for displaced group successful caller months, saying it carried retired precise strikes targeting Palestinian militants and tried to debar harming civilians. The strikes person often killed women and children.

The subject said it detained scores of Hamas militants successful nan ambush connected Kamal Adwan, nan latest successful a bid of raids connected hospitals since nan commencement of nan war.

The warfare began erstwhile Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, sidesplitting immoderate 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting astir 250. Some 100 hostages are still wrong Gaza, a 3rd of whom are believed to beryllium dead.

Israel’s retaliatory violative has killed complete 43,000 Palestinians, according to section wellness authorities. Around 90% of nan organization of 2.3 cardinal person been displaced from their homes, often aggregate times.

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