By Mohamed Majid
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Several Palestinians are feared dead and injured in Israeli shelling of civilians in Gaza City on Wednesday, according to witnesses.
Fighter jets struck a group of civilians north of Gaza City, causing several casualties, the witnesses said.
Ambulances were seen rushing to the scene of the attack to evacuate the victims.
The Health Ministry has yet to issue an exact toll from the attack.
Israel has waged a brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip in retaliation for an Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, which killed 1,200 people.
More than 35,230 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, mostly women and children, and over 79,140 others injured, according to Palestinian health authorities.
In the West Bank, nearly 500 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured since Oct. 7, along with daily arrest campaigns by the Israeli army.
Israel is accused of “genocide” at the International Court of Justice, which has ordered Tel Aviv to ensure its forces do not commit acts of genocide and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.
*Writing by Mohammad Sio