Scores killed as Israeli jets launch fresh airstrikes on Jabalia camp in Gaza

By Qais Abu Samra

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Scores of Palestinians were killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to the state news agency Wafa.

Israeli fighter jets struck a residential square in camp’s residential area of Falluja, the broadcaster said.

Several children and women were among the victims, Wafa said, without providing any further details.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has yet to confirm the death toll.

A series of Israeli airstrikes on the camp on Tuesday led to hundreds of casualties, according to the Interior Ministry in the besieged enclave.

Most of the victims were women and children, it said, adding that Israeli warplanes destroyed the entire residential square known as Block 6.

This week the Israeli army has expanded its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the Palestinian resistance group Hamas launched a surprise cross-border offensive against Israel on Oct. 7.

The death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 8,796, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said.