Israeli strike on Gaza house kills many, medics and rescuers say
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa and Gaza's Hamas-run civil defence agency said at least 30 people had been killed. The civil defence said the dead included 13 children.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck a site in Jabalia where "terrorists were operating", steps had been taken to mitigate civilian harm and the details were under review.
Aid groups say Jabalia and other parts of northern Gaza have been under siege since early October when Israel launched a new ground offensive against Hamas.
Israel is facing a US deadline that expires within days to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or face potential restrictions on military cooperation.
Dr Fadel Naim, director of the Al-Ahly Hospital in Gaza City, told AP news agency that his facility had received 17 bodies from Jabalia so far, including those of nine women, and the death toll was likely to rise.
Eyewitnesses described the Israeli strike on the building said to have belonged to the Alloush family as an "earthquake".
"We were just sitting peacefully. These are innocent citizens who don’t belong to any military organization or faction," eyewitness and relative to the victims Hamza Alloush told Reuters.
The house "was bombed over the residents’ heads without warning, which led to the martyrdom of everyone inside. Those who were lucky enough to survive were thrown onto the trees, onto the neighbours, and the remains are still scattered under the rubble", he said.
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