GAZA CITY, Palestine

At least 27 Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in the latest Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Saturday, sources and officials said.

In one of the attacks, an Israeli airstrike targeted a cafe in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians, a medical source told Anadolu.

Another airstrike targeted a gathering of civilians northwest of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing one Palestinian, according to a statement from Al-Awda Hospital.

According to medical sources, 10 of the victims were killed when an airstrike hit a home belonging to the al-Khourfamily in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

Witnesses said the house was bombed while residents were inside.

The Civil Defense said many individuals remain buried under the rubble, and search and rescue operations had been initiated.

Meanwhile, three Palestinians were killed and others wounded early morning when a home in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City was targeted.

In the southern Gaza Strip, an airstrike targeted a gathering of civilians near Kuwait Hospital in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, killing three Palestinians, according to medical sources.

Another airstrike hit the Abu Mazid family's home in Al-Zawayda town in central Gaza, killing two.

In the northern Gaza Strip, a medical source confirmed that two Palestinians were killed in a strike near the Education Roundabout in Beit Lahia, and many others got injured.

Two were killed in separate strikes on the Izbat Beit Hanoun area in northern Gaza and another in Al-Shujaiyaneighborhood, eastern Gaza City.

Israel has killed nearly 51,500 Palestinians in Gaza since a cross-border attack by Hamas in October 2023.

The UN has warned that the entire Gaza Strip, with a population of more than 2 million people, may be on the brink of famine and aid kitchens are expected to fully run out of food in the coming days.

Israel’s blockade since March 2 means no food, fuel or medicine has entered Gaza for two months.