Report of many deaths in Israeli attacks in Gaza
Citing medical sources, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that 63 people have been killed since Thursday morning. Many of the victims were said to have been waiting for aid supplies in various areas.
It was not initially disclosed whether they were waiting for UN deliveries or aid packages from the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
WAFA further reported that 13 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured when an Israeli airstrike hit the building of a former school in Gaza City. Displaced people were housed in the building, it said.
When asked, Israel's army said that they were investigating the report.
A video circulated on Palestinian and social media is said to show the heavily devastated building after the bombardment. The authenticity of the footage could not initially be verified.
Meanwhile, Israel's military stated that the Israeli Air Force attacked around 150 targets across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, including members of terrorist organizations and their tunnels.
The Israeli military said it had also killed in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip those responsible following a rocket attack on Israel on Wednesday.
The claims from both sides could not initially be independently verified.
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