Civil Defense announces 30 dead, including 13 children, in two Israeli strikes on northern Gaza

The Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza announced on Sunday the deaths of 30 people, including 13 children, killed in two Israeli airstrikes on two separate houses in the Gaza Strip.

A first strike left “at least” 25 dead, “including 13 children”, in a family home in Jabalia, in the north of Gaza, and “more than 30 injured” early in the morning, Civil Defense said.
Palestinian emergency services also reported another Israeli strike on a house in the al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City, which left five people dead and others missing. “A number of civilians are still under the rubble,” they said. they clarified.

The Israeli army is engaged against Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip, as well as against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The war was sparked by the surprise attack launched on October 7, 2023 by Hamas. This attack resulted in the death of 1,206 people on the Israeli side, the majority civilians, according to an AFP count based on official figures and including hostages who died or were killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip. More than 43,550 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli military campaign of retaliation on the Gaza Strip, the majority of them civilians, according to data from the Hamas government’s Health Ministry for Gaza, deemed reliable by the UN.