Israeli forces have carried out a series of air strikes on different areas of the Gaza Strip in recent hours, Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Deir el-Balah, Gaza.

“They’ve targeted two tents. One of them was in Jabalia in the north, killing Hamas spokesman Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua and wounding several others, including children,” she said.

The other tent was in Khan Younis, where more children were wounded.

“And in the north, in Gaza City, in the as-Saftawi area, an entire family of six was killed when Israeli forces bombed an apartment belonging to the al-Gharbawi family,” Khoudary said.

“The explosions have been endless. We can hear the sirens of ambulances and the sound of artillery shelling from different areas of the Gaza Strip, especially in Nuseirat and az-Zawayda in the centre.

“In the past hours alone, some nine Palestinians have been killed and dozens more wounded. We know that hospitals in Gaza are overwhelmed because of the high number of casualties and the lack of medical supplies, resulting from Israel’s more than three-week-long total blockade.”