Entire families killed by Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya

The death toll from the Israeli air strike in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza is now at least 40, reporters in the area have said. Most are women and children. 

Entire families appear to have been killed in the five homes the Israelis targeted. 

Abo Shadk, Silman and Al-Masri family near the western junction. All killed.

Entire Families killed. Many women and children in the death toll records pic.twitter.com/IMTcxn3nUI

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In a statement, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) - one of the fighting factions alongside Hamas in Gaza - pointed the finger at the US for what it described as a "Nazi crime".

"We find the American administration complicit, with Israel responsible, for the continuation of the massacres against our people," PIJ said.

"The occupation's massacre in Beit Lahia is a new Nazi crime added to its record full of crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing."