Hamas-run civil defense agency says 50 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since midnight

Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence agency says that 50 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory since midnight.

“The number of martyrs killed in Israeli shelling targeting civilian homes in the northern Gaza Strip between midnight and early this morning has risen to 50… Our teams are still working in those areas,” civil defence official Mohammed al-Mughayyir tells AFP.

The figures, which are not independently verified, do not distinguish between combatants and civilians.

The military has yet to comment on the strikes.

Israel 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.

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