Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 11 Palestinians, health officials in the enclave said on Sunday, as Israeli planes bombarded several northern, central and southern areas, Reuters reports.

A school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip was among the buildings hit, killing four people and wounding several others, Gaza medics said.

The Israeli military claimed it struck Hamas militants operating from a command centre embedded in a compound that had previously served as Um Al-Fahm School.

It also said troops discovered and dismantled an underground tunnel route that is approximately 1 kilometre long near residential buildings and civilian spaces in central Gaza, adding that they found several rooms and equipment used by Hamas for prolonged periods.

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