Huge Israeli airstrikes have killed extended families in homes in two parts of the northern Gaza Strip, Gaza medics said, with Israel’s military claiming it had taken out a Hamas weapons storage facility.

According to Reuters, in the south of the enclave, residents said Israeli tanks were pushing towards a humanitarian zone on the Mediterranean coast, forcing displaced families to take flight again.

Medics said at least 10 people were confirmed killed in an airstrike on a house in the Daraj suburb of Gaza City that destroyed the building and damaged nearby houses.

 A Palestinian man carries the shrouded body of a child ahead of a funeral at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital, in Gaza City on Dec 17, 2024. — AFP
A Palestinian man carries the shrouded body of a child ahead of a funeral at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital, in Gaza City on Dec 17, 2024. — AFP

Further north, in the town of Beit Lahiya, which has been under Israeli siege since early October, at least 15 people were believed to be dead or missing under the rubble of a house hit by an airstrike around dawn, said medics. Rescuers were unable to reach the site to confirm the toll.

In Rafah near the border with Egypt, Israeli tanks pushed deeper towards the western area of Mawasi — previously designated by Israel as a humanitarian area — forcing dozens of families to flee northwards towards Khan Younis, residents said.

Hours later, residents said the army blew up several houses in the area and set several tents ablaze.

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