More than 30 killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip

By Anadolu staff

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - More than 30 Palestinians were killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, according to the official news agency Wafa.

Fighter jets struck several inhabited homes in al-Zaytoun and al-Shujaiya neighborhoods east of Gaza City, Wafa said.

According to the broadcaster, the majority of the victims were children.

Two people were also killed and 10 others injured in airstrikes targeting civil defense crews in al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City.

Israel resumed its military offensive on the Gaza Strip on Friday after the end of a week-long humanitarian pause with the Palestinian group Hamas.

At least 15,899 Palestinians have been killed and more than 42,000 others injured in relentless air and ground attacks on the enclave since Oct. 7 following a cross-border attack by Hamas.

The Israeli death toll in the Hamas attack stood at 1,200, according to official figures.​​​​​​​