Several killed as Israeli jets carry out fresh strikes in northern Gaza

By Nour Abu Eisha

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Several Palestinians were killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes in Jabalia town in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to eyewitnesses.

The strikes targeted the Assalama Charitable Society for Rehabilitation Services and nearby homes, causing massive destruction in the area, the witnesses said.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has yet to confirm the fatalities.

​​​​​​​Israel's air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas have killed at least 19,453 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 52,286 others, according to health authorities in the enclave.

The war has left Gaza in ruins with half of the coastal territory's housing stock damaged or destroyed, and nearly 2 million people displaced within the densely-populated enclave amid shortages of food and clean water.

Nearly 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed in the Hamas attack, while more than 130 hostages remain in captivity.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar