Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Tuesday killed at least 26 people, according to health officials in the Hamas-ruled enclave, APA reports, citing The Times of Israel.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital says 15 people were killed in separate strikes in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, including five children as young as 2 years old.
Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says seven people were killed in a strike in the northern town of Beit Lahiya, and four others were killed in a separate attack northwest of Gaza City.
There is no comment from Israel on the strikes. The tolls cannot be verified and Gazan health authorities do not differentiate between fighters and civilians.
Meanwhile, Palestine Today, a media outlet affiliated with the Islamic Jihad terror group, says a second journalist was killed in a strike in Khan Younis Monday that killed another reporter and injured six others.
Israel said the strike targeted Hassan Eslaiah, who took pictures for the Associated Press after entering Israel alongside invading Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023. Israel accused Eslaiah, who was injured in the strike, of being a Hamas operative.
Israel says it only targets terrorists and takes measures to avoid harming civilians, blaming Hamas for operating in densely populated areas.
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