Gaza’s civil defence agency has said Israeli forces killed at least 23 people in the war-stricken territory, including at least three children who died when a house was struck.

“At least 23 dead and dozens of wounded were taken (to hospitals) after Israeli firing and raids” across Gaza, civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP.

Among the casualties were three children who were killed in an air strike on a home in Jabalia, northern Gaza. AFP video footage from Gaza City showed relatives weeping over the bodies of children killed in nearby Jabalia.

Bassal said the children were among 21 people killed in six air strikes by drones and planes across the territory. He said two other people were killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food aid in the Netzarim zone in central Gaza.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.