15 Palestinians killed in series of Israeli attacks across Gaza
Casualties reported in Khan Younis, Gaza City, Rafah
Palestinians watch the smoke rising after the Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp, in Deir al Balah, Gaza on August 22, 2024.
GAZA CITY, Palestine
At least 15 Palestinians were killed and others injured in a series of Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip on Friday, sources and witnesses said.
A medical source told Anadolu that 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in several areas of the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, including a strike on a gathering of people.
In Rafah, also in southern Gaza, Israeli forces destroyed residential buildings and a cemetery, according to witnesses.
In the central Gaza Strip, four Palestinians were killed in an airstrike on a home belonging to the Siyyam family in Nuseirat refugee camp, a medical source said.
A Palestinian was killed and another injured by an Israeli drone which struck them while they were collecting pieces of wood in the Bureij refugee camp, according to a statement by the civil defense unit.
The Israeli army blew up several buildings in the Zeitoun neighborhood, Gaza City.
Israel has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7, 2023 cross-border attack by Hamas. The actions have triggered a humanitarian disaster and an ongoing trial over alleged genocide at the International Court of Justice.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar
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