At the very least 55 Palestinians had been killed and dozens extra wounded in an Israeli assault on a residential constructing within the northern Gaza metropolis of Beit Lahiya on Tuesday, the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service mentioned.
He added that many victims had been believed to nonetheless be trapped below the rubble. The official Palestinian information company WAFA and Hamas media had beforehand reported the identical determine.
A lot of these killed within the assault had been ladies and youngsters, WAFA reported, citing docs.
There was no fast Israeli remark.
On Monday, the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service mentioned round 100,000 folks had been remoted in Jabalia, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun with out medical provides or meals. Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the quantity.
The emergency service mentioned its operations had been halted as a result of three-week Israeli assault on northern Gaza, the place Israel had mentioned it had worn out Hamas combating forces early within the year-long battle.
Israel mentioned the assault was geared toward stopping Hamas from regrouping.
