the Israeli attacks on Gaza The attacks killed at least 16 Palestinians, including four women and seven children, and left four other children orphaned, Gaza health authorities said Tuesday.
Ten people were killed on Monday night in an operation targeting a house near the southern city of Khan Yunis. Israel has ordered mass evacuations in recent days. Claiming that it must act against Palestinian rebels.
Al-Nasser Hospital, where the bodies were taken, said four other children were wounded, including a 5-month-old baby. His parents and five other children were among the dead. The parents of the three other wounded minors also died, according to the center’s casualty list. An Associated Press reporter counted the bodies.
Another attack near Deir al-Balah, in the center of the besieged Palestinian enclave, killed a woman, her four-day-old twins and her grandmother. Another incident in central Gaza killed a man and his nephew.
An Associated Press reporter counted the bodies at the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and spoke with the children’s father, who was scheduled to register their births on Tuesday.
Israel says it is trying to prevent civilian deaths and blames Hamas for allegedly operating in residential areas. The military does not usually report individual attacks in which women and children are often killed.
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