"Approximately 18 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in the al-Shati refugee camp after Israeli warplanes attacked a residential area," Palestinian medical sources reported to Xinhua news agency on Saturday.
The mayor and several family members were killed in an Israeli attack on a camp building Thursday, Xinhua reported, citing Palestinian security sources.
Local medical sources reported to Xinhua news agency on Friday that ambulance and civil defence crews initially recovered approximately 70 bodies from the camp, including 20 children, while the search for the missing continued
The Israeli military is investigating reports of an attack on a shelter for displaced persons in western Rafah. According to Hamas authorities, the attack involved at least four grenades, with unconfirmed estimates putting the death toll at over 20.
During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 85 Palestinians and wounded 200 others, bringing the total death toll to 35,647 and injuries to 79,852 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in October 2023
In a statement posted on social media platform X on Thursday, OCHA reported that key crossings for aid into Gaza have been closed for several days, making access to the Palestinian enclave unsafe and logistically unfeasible.