18 said killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Gaza

A Palestinian medic helps a man injured in Israeli strikes disembark from an ambulance into at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital, in Gaza City on January 13, 2025 (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
A Palestinian medic helps a man injured in Israeli strikes disembark from an ambulance into at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital, in Gaza City on January 13, 2025 (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 18 people overnight, including six women and four children, local health officials say.

Two strikes in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah killed two women and their four children, who ranged in age from 1 month to 9 years old. One of the women was pregnant and the baby did not survive, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the bodies.

Another 12 people were killed in two strikes on the southern city of Khan Younis, according to the European Hospital.

The figures could not be verified.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Israel says it only targets terror operatives and accuses them of hiding among civilians in shelters and tent camps for the displaced.

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