Four, including a child, killed in Israeli shelling in Gaza City
At least four people were killed and several injured as Israeli forces shelled the Daraj neighbourhood in central Gaza City.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa said the shelling struck a group of people near the al-Sahaba intersection, leading to deaths and injuries. According to Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification agency, at least one child died in the attack.
Multiple videos posted online by Palestinian activists, which have been authenticated by Sanad, showed the dead and wounded being brought to the nearby Baptist Hospital after the al-Sahaba area was hit.
Israeli artillery also hit areas around al-Quds Hospital in Tal al-Hawa in the southwest of Gaza City as well as locations near Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
Israeli raids kill 45 Palestinians in north Gaza
Intense Israeli raids since this morning have killed at least 45 Palestinians in north Gaza, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
The Israeli military has also begun a ground incursion into Beit Lahiya, forcing residents to evacuate and reportedly burning down houses after clearing the area, according to Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza.
The casualties include one Palestinian killed in an air strike on a house in Nuseirat refugee camp, two killed in another attack in Jabalia, and two others in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya. We reported earlier that four Palestinians were killed and several injured in an air strike on a market in al-Sahaba neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Gaza death toll rises
At least 43,204 people have been killed and 101,641 wounded in Israeli military attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry says.
Of those, 41 Palestinians were killed and 131 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added.
