Israel strikes kill 33 in Gaza

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Al Jazeera :

At least 33 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks throughout the Gaza Strip since dawn, medical sources say, including 18 in Jabalia refugee camp as the forced expulsion by troops in the north continues.

Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that at least 640 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began its military operation in northern Gaza 17 days ago.

The UN Human Rights Office says it is concerned Israel “may be causing the destruction of the Palestinian population in Gaza’s northernmost governorate through death and displacement”.

In Gaza, at least 42,603 people have been killed and 99,795 wounded in Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, and more than 200 were taken captive.

The Israeli military said it struck a “Hamas terror target” in Beit Lahia. It added that the toll figures given by Gaza authorities “do not align” with the information it possessed.

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The Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation “condemned the strike in the strongest terms” and called Israel’s actions in Gaza a “stain on the conscience of humanity.”

Since last October, Israel’s campaign to crush Hamas and bring back hostages held there has killed 42,603 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to data from the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.

In southern Lebanon, NNA later said Israeli strikes had targeted dozens of locations, including the city of Nabatiyeh for the third time this week.

It also reported that an Israeli strike hit a centre for rescue workers affiliated with Hezbollah in Deir Al-Zahrani in southern Lebanon, partially destroying it.

Hezbollah said on Sunday it had fired various rocket barrages at Israel, including a “salvo” directed at “the city of Haifa,” and at three Israeli military bases.

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