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‘At least 73 killed’ in Israeli strike on town in northern Gaza, say Hamas
The attacks were on the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza with dozens of others buried beneath rubble, according to the reports.
Plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the city after Beit Lahia came under attack.
Israel said its air force had attacked “about 175 terrorist targets” in Gaza and Lebanon on Saturday.
The Hamas-run government media office said the bombing in Beit Lahia hit “crowded” residential areas, and that 73 people had been killed.
The latest strikes come just hours after reports of gunfire from Israeli troops at the Indonesian Hospital in the city.
Fighting also continued southern Lebanon as well as the south of Beirut on Sunday.
Israel renewed attacks in northern Gaza in early October saying Hamas was re-grouping in the area.
Forces have bombarded Jabalia where there is a refugee camp. At least 33 people reported killed in a strike late on Friday.
Humanitarian groups have warned that virtually no aid has entered the area in the past few weeks. Israel’s own statistics show that aid deliveries to Gaza as a whole have collapsed when compared with the same period in September.
Joyce Msuya, the UN’s top humanitarian official, said on Saturday that Palestinians in northern Gaza are enduring “unspeakable horrors” and called for these “atrocities” to stop.
THE STANDARD