At least nine Palestinians, including women and children, were killed early morning in Israeli airstrikes targeting Gaza City and Rafah, Wafa reports.

According to local reports, four individuals were killed when Israeli forces bombed a house belonging to the Abu Beid family in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City. Additionally, a young girl was killed following an attack on her family’s home in the Sedra area of Gaza City.

In Rafah, a woman succumbed to injuries sustained when Israeli airstrikes hit their home in the Nassr neighborhood, east of the city.