Israeli air strikes kill at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

Published: 3:49pm, 11 Dec 2024Updated: 3:50pm, 11 Dec 2024

Israeli strikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed at least 31 Palestinians, most of them in Beit Lahiya town in the north of the enclave, medics said.

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Health officials said an Israeli air strike on a house in Beit Lahiya killed at least 22 people, including women and children. Relatives listed the names of the dead on social media.

The Palestinian news agency WAFA said at least 30 people were living in the multi-storey building before it was struck, adding that several members of the family remained missing as rescue operations continued through morning hours.

The Israeli military said it was checking the report.

Destroyed houses in the Nuseirat camp, central Gaza Strip. Photo: Xinhua
Destroyed houses in the Nuseirat camp, central Gaza Strip. Photo: Xinhua

Earlier on Wednesday, at least seven Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli air strike on a house in the Nuseirat camp in the central part of the Gaza Strip, medics told Reuters.

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