Israeli strikes on two homes in northern Gaza kill dozens, including 15 children
At least 36 people, including 15 children, were killed in Israeli strikes on two houses in northern Gaza in the early hours of Sunday, the Palestinian civil defence said.
A strike that targeted a house in Jabalia killed at least 25 people, among them 13 children, and wounded more than 30.
Another strike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City killed eight people, the civil defence said, adding that a number of civilians were still missing under the rubble.
The strike in Gaza City killed Wael al-Khour, an official at the Welfare Ministry, and seven other members of his family including his wife and children, medics said.
Since 5 October, the Israeli military has been waging a violent air and ground assault on areas in northern Gaza, including Jabalia, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun.
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The Palestinian health ministry said 51 Palestinians were killed and 164 wounded in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll in Gaza to at least 43,603 people since the war started more than a year ago.
In early November, UN officials said the situation was "apocalyptic" in northern Gaza, which has been under siege and "denied basic aid and life-saving supplies" for over a month.
The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Friday condemned the number of civilians killed in Israel's war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70 percent of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify.
"Conduct by Israeli forces has caused unprecedented levels of killings, death, injury, starvation, illness and disease," the OHCHR said.
Despite a warning by the United States that gave Israel one month to improve aid delivery to the Gaza Strip by 13 November, there has been little to no sign of humanitarian conditions improving.
On Saturday, a UN-backed assessment warned that famine is imminent in northern Gaza, in a report rejected by Israel.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report said aid shipments allowed to enter Gaza were now lower than at any time since October 2023.
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