Seven Palestinians killed in two Israeli strikes on Rafah

Seven Palestinians have been killed in two separate Israeli strikes on the north and west of Rafah, Wafa news agency is reporting.

At least four people were killed in an Israeli strike on he Khirbet al-Adas area, north of Rafah, the agency said citing local sources.

Meanwhile, three more people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house in the Saudi neighbourhood in the west of the city.

Israeli forces have killed at least 40 Palestinians and wounded 150 more in the past 24 hours in four "massacres", according to the Palestinian health ministry. 

This brings the Palestinian death toll since 7 October 2023, to 36,479, with more than 82,777 wounded and an estimated 10,000 missing, likely dead and buried under rubble.

Health officials report that over 70 percent of the victims are children and women.