Gaza: 50 people killed in an Israeli airstrike

Since October 7 at least 15,899 Palestinians have killed...

At least 50 people were killed on Monday in an Israeli air strike the official Palestinian news agency told which hit two schools sheltering displaced people in the north of the Gaza Strip.

The attack took place while Israeli also attacked on southern areas of the enclave and Israeli troops and tanks pressed a ground campaign against Hamas militants in that sector.

In the Gaza City the strike hit the Daraj neighbourhood, the WAFA agency said. Immediately it was not possible to verify the report independently, and a spokesperson for the Israeli army said it was looking into the report

Gaza's health ministry said, since October 7 at least 15,899 Palestinians, among which 70% women or under 18s, have now been killed due to Israeli air and artillery strikes on the enclave since. Thousands more are missing and feared buried in rubble.

On Monday, Israel ordered Palestinians to leave parts of Gaza's main southern city, Khan Younis. But residents said that areas which they had been told to go to were also coming under fire.

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza (UNWRA), Thomas White, said people in Rafah were themselves being forced to flee.

People are pleading for advice on where to find safety. We have nothing to tell them," he said on a social media platform.

Israel launched its assault to wipe out Hamas, which rules Gaza, in retaliation for an Oct. 7 cross-border attack by its gunmen. They killed 1,200 people and seized 240 hostages, according to Israeli tallies