9 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on civilians in Gaza City

By Mohamed Majed

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - At least nine Palestinians were killed and several others injured Friday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group of civilians west of Gaza City.

A medical source from Al-Ahli Arab Hospital told Anadolu that the facility received several injured and the bodies of nine people after the airstrike.

The strike targeted the Al-Shati refugee camp, witnesses told Anadolu.

Despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, Israel has continued a devastating offensive on Gaza since an attack in October of last year by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas.

More than 42,800 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 100,500 others injured, according to local health authorities.

The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the territory’s entire population amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul​​​​​​​