As Israel further escalated attack on conflict-hit Gaza andhit s residential building, at least 30 Palestinians were killed yesterday, according to Palestinian media. As per media reports, the building which was levelled to the ground was located in the al-Shuhada area of the Jabalia refugee camp. Israeli warplanes have struck several targets across the Gaza Strip as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants.
Gaza's Health Ministry said 266 Palestinians, including 117 children, had been killed by Israeli air strikes in the past 24 hours in the enclave.
Israel's military spokesman said the country is stepping up its attacks, and there are growing expectations of a ground offensive.
The war, now in its 16th day, is the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Sunday that the death toll in Gaza had reached at least 4,651 people, with another 14,254 people wounded in the besieged territory.
The ministry said 93 Palestinians were also killed in violence and Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank since Hamas militants stormed into Israel on October 7. More than 1,650 others were wounded, it added.
More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, mostly in the initial Hamas attack. In addition, 203 people were believed captured by Hamas during the incursion and taken into Gaza, the Israeli military has said.
