At least 33 Palestinians were killed on Thursday in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and central Gaza, according to Palestinian sources, reported Xinhua.
An Israeli drone strike on Thursday afternoon targeted a gathering at al-Saraya Junction, one of the busiest intersections in central Gaza City, killing at least 10 Palestinians and injured dozens of others, local medical sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua.
Hamas said in a press statement that the Israeli airstrike targeted several of its members who were confronting a group of thieves, resulting in the deaths of several police officers and passersby.
Also on Thursday, eyewitnesses told Xinhua that Israeli warplanes fired at least two missiles at a residential home belonging to the Al-Qarnawi family east of the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, destroying the house with its residents inside and causing significant damage to neighboring houses.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense, told Xinhua at least 23 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and several others injured from the airstrike.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it struck military structures, observation and sniper posts, tunnels, and infrastructure sites, among others, over the past day throughout Gaza.
Israel's renewed offensive on Gaza, which began on March 18, has so far killed 3,986 Palestinians and injured 11,451 others, Gaza's health authorities said on Thursday.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
