At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza so far today, Al Jazeera reports.

These included eight Palestinians killed in a school attack in Gaza City,seven killed in two attacks on Jabalia and four killed in a vehicle in Gaza City.

Four more people were killed across attacks in the Shujayea neighbourhood in northwestern Gaza City and in Nuseirat in the central part of the territory.

One child was also killed in a drone attack on a group of people at a marketplace in the Bureij refugee camp.

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