Israeli forces have killed 27 more Palestinians across Gaza, including 13 in an attack on a building in Khan Younis, as world leaders condemn the bombing of al-Mawasi “safe zone” in the south.
Several Palestinians were killed and wounded in early morning Israeli air strikes, targeting multiple areas in Gaza, WAFA news agency has reported.
In Khan Younis, 13 civilians were killed and others wounded when Israeli warplanes bombed a home belonging to the al-Qara family in Khuza’a.
A fisherman was also killed after being targeted by the Israeli navy near the Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
In Jabalia, nine people, including three children and two women, lost their lives when Israeli forces bombed a house belonging to the Al-Najjar family. Several Palestinians remain missing.
In Al-Nuseirat camp, located in central Gaza, four Palestinians were killed and 11 others were wounded in an air strike on a house owned by the Abu Atwi family in Block C.
More than 41,000 people, mostly women and children, have since been killed and nearly 95,000 others injured, according to local health authorities.
An ongoing blockade of the enclave has led to severe shortages of food, clean water and medicine, leaving much of the region in ruins.
Israel faces accusations of genocide for its actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice.