Thousands of people are trapped in Gaza’s Jabalia camp as Israeli forces attack the area Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said.

At least 20 Palestinians were killed and dozens more were wounded late on Friday by Israeli strikes in Jabalia, which also damaged four nearby homes, medics told Reuters. The death toll is likely to rise, they added.

Israeli military strikes killed at least 61 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Friday, the medics added. Nearly half of the fatalities, including the 20 killed at the home, occurred in Jabalia, the northern district which is the largest of Gaza’s historic refugee camps.

At least 15 of the fatalities in Jabalia since dawn were due to Israeli strikes targeting various areas, including a school sheltering displaced individuals, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said, citing medical sources.

Gaza’s Civil Defence said dozens were wounded by Israeli quadcopter drone fire at the same school.

 Palestinians carry an injured man in the aftermath of an Israeli strike at al-Remal clinic, which had been sheltering displaced people, in Gaza City on Oct 10, 2024. — Reuters
Palestinians carry an injured man in the aftermath of an Israeli strike at al-Remal clinic, which had been sheltering displaced people, in Gaza City on Oct 10, 2024. — Reuters

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