Health officials in Gaza reported at least 71 fatalities overnight and early Thursday, with many more injured in southern and northern parts of the enclave.
According to the Palestinian news outlet, Quds News Network, at least 20 people were killed in Khan Younis after Israeli forces targeted several houses in the area.
In northern Gaza, an attack on a family home in the as-Sultan neighbourhood, west of Beit Lahiya, resulted in the deaths of at least seven people.
“The Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have intensified, especially at dawn, when at least 11 residential buildings were leveled by Israeli forces,” reported Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum from central Gaza.
“We understand that the death toll has significantly increased to 71 Palestinians.”
