According to local health officials, Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza over night killed at least 19 Palestinians, including eight children.
According to reports, a couple and their kids perished in the neighboring city of Khan Younis, while a mother and her four kids perished when a tent camp for displaced people in al-Mawasi was struck.
The Israeli military claimed to have carried out multiple attacks on Hamas fighters involved in the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that started the war in Gaza.
There were also reports of deadly attacks in central and northern Gaza; according to the health ministry administered by Hamas, 51 people had been killed in the last 24 hours throughout the region.