Gaza’s civil defense agency reports that Israeli airstrikes in the early morning killed at least 11 people, including women and children.
The toll cannot be independently verified and does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
A predawn airstrike in Gaza City killed 10 people, including several women and children, according to civil defense agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal.
He says the strike targeted the home belonging to the Hassouna family in the Al-Tuffa neighborhood of Gaza City.
“Our teams transferred 10 martyrs and several wounded to Al-Shifa hospital after the Hassouna family’s home was targeted,” Bassal says.
In a separate attack, a child was killed in the southern city of Khan Younis, rescue teams say.
Israel says its strikes only target Hamas and other terror groups in the Strip. It has said it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools, and mosques.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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