At least 14 killed in overnight strikes in Gaza City, health officials in Strip say

Buildings that were destroyed during the Israeli ground and air operations are engulfed by smoke following an airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, September 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Buildings that were destroyed during the Israeli ground and air operations are engulfed by smoke following an airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, September 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

CAIRO, Egypt — Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people overnight in Gaza City, say health officials, as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to leave.

Dr. Rami Mhanna, the managing director of Shifa Hospital, where some of the bodies were brought, says the dead included six people from the same family after a strike hit their home early this morning. They were relatives of the hospital’s director, Dr. Mohamed Abu Selmiya, he says.

The Palestinian Red Crescent says five other people were killed in another strike close to Shawa Square.

The figures cannot be verified and do not differentiate between civilians and fighters.

Israel’s military didn’t immediately respond to questions about the strikes.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

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