Israeli airstrikes claim lives of 9 more Palestinians in Gaza

By Hosni Nedim

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Nine more Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, medical sources told Anadolu on Saturday.

Three Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli drone strike targeting a gathering of civilians near Al-Lulu commercial complex in Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

In the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, three Palestinians were killed in an airstrike on a residential home belonging to Abu Seif family in Block 5.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in a press release said three people were killed near Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis.

An Israeli drone targeted a gathering of civilians, resulting in fatalities and injuries near the hospital, eyewitnesses told Anadolu.

Israel has killed more than 44,000 Palestinians in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas.

Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on Gaza.

Separately, the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala