Gaza’s civil defence agency on said 30 people, including 13 children, were killed in two Israeli strikes on two houses in the north of the Palestinian territory, AFP reports.

The first strike early Sunday hit a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza, killing “at least 25” people, including 13 children, and injuring more than 30, the civil defence said.

Another strike on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City killed five people, with others still missing in the aftermath.

“A number of civilians are still under the rubble,” the agency added.

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