Deaths reported across Gaza after Israeli attacks
Tel Aviv
Several people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Wednesday, citing medical sources.
Three Palestinians, including a toddler, were killed when a residential building in Gaza City was hit, the report said. The Israeli army initially did not comment on the report.
A video purportedly showing three bodies in a clinic wrapped in blankets, including that of a small child, were circulating on social media. The authenticity of the footage could not be independently verified.
According to WAFA, 11 people were also killed and others injured in an attack on a family home in the northern part of the coastal territory.
The Israeli army stated that it was aware of the reports and was investigating them.
The Palestinian news agency also reported additional fatal attacks in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military announced that it had begun operations to encircle the northern town of Beit Hanoun.
Troops were working to eliminate terrorists and destroy the terrorist infrastructure and military capabilities of Hamas in the area, the military stated.
None of the Palestinian or Israeli claims could be independently verified.
On Monday, five Israeli soldiers were killed in Beit Hanoun by a roadside bomb.
US President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East said on Tuesday that he aims to have a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Islamist militants Hamas by the end of the week.
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