By Ikram Kouachi
The interior ministry in Gaza announced on Sunday that three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli aircraft attack on two houses in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement, the ministry said that three Palestinians were killed and many others were injured in an Israeli bombing of houses in Rafah and Beit Lahia.
Meanwhile, eyewitnesses told Anadolu that Israeli naval vessels, artillery, and aircraft conducted an intense bombardment targeting residential areas and agricultural lands in northern Gaza.
Gaza has been under relentless Israeli airstrikes since the surprise offensive by Hamas on Oct. 7.
The Palestinian group had initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Flood -- a multi-pronged surprise attack that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel by land, sea and air.
Israel responded with an uninterrupted campaign of air raids, which intensified Friday night along with ground activities amid a complete blackout of telecommunications and internet networks.
At least 7,703 Palestinians, including 3,595 children, have been killed in the Israeli attacks, while the death toll in Israel stands at more than 1,400.
Gaza's 2.3 million residents are also grappling with shortages of food, water, and medicine due to Israel’s blockade of the enclave. Only a few aid trucks have crossed into Gaza since the opening of the Rafah crossing point last weekend.