Five people, including two children, were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, medics told Reuters on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Gaza's health ministry said there was ongoing intense and heavy bombing of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, which it said was occurring in an “unprecedented manner” and without prior warning.
The hospital is one of only three barely operational medical facilities on the northern edge of the enclave, where the Israeli army has been operating since October.
“The bombing is being conducted with explosives and tank fire, directly targeting us while we are present inside the hospital departments,” the ministry said.
Israel-Hizbullah close to ceasefire deal, says Israel’s envoy to Washington
One of the casualties of 12 months of war in the Middle East was the rule of international law
Israel orders any remaining residents of Gaza’s Beit Hanoun to leave
Gaza: Israel detains 240 Palestinians including medics after hospital raid
Gaza’s health ministry said at least 45,227 Palestinians have been killed and 107,573 wounded in an Israel’s military offensive on the enclave since October 7th, 2023.
Elsewhere, the Israeli military said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen early on Saturday that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, and the ambulance service said 14 people received mild injuries.
A spokesperson for the Iran-aligned Houthis said they had hit a “military target” in the Jaffa area with a ballistic missile.
Paramedics were treating 14 people with minor shrapnel injuries and some were taken to hospital, the ambulance service said in a statement.
The Israeli police reported receiving reports of a fallen missile in a town in the Tel Aviv area.
The Houthis have repeatedly fired drones and missiles towards Israel in what they describe as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
On Thursday, Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen and threatened more attacks against the Yemeni group. – Reuters
(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2024