At least 40 Palestinians have been killed, including five children, and many others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, Anadolu reports.

According to the daily statistical statement from Palestinian Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal, 36 Palestinians were initially reported killed in various airstrikes. Subsequently, a statement announced the deaths of four children from the Zainou family in Gaza City, bringing the death toll to 40.

In northern Gaza, five Palestinians were killed in two Israeli strikes. The first strike targeted a group of civilians in the Jabalia refugee camp, leaving three dead, while the second strike hit an apartment in the Al-Amoudi area, killing two others.