At least 32 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn, including 26 in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reports citing medical sources.

At least seven Palestinians, including two children, were killed in Israeli drone strikes on several areas west of Gaza City, the report added.

Palestinian girls look at the rubble of the Abou Mahadi family destroyed in Israeli strikes in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 28. — AFP
Palestinian girls look at the rubble of the Abou Mahadi family destroyed in Israeli strikes in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on April 28. — AFP

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