UPDATE 2 - 7 Palestinians killed, several injured in Israeli airstrikes on southern, central Gaza

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By Nour Abuaisha

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - At least seven Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes Tuesday in the southern and central Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army targeted a roadside stall selling goods in the Qizan Abu Rashwan area south of Khan Younis, killing two Palestinians and injuring several others, eyewitnesses told Anadolu.

In another Israeli attack, a medical source told Anadolu that three Palestinians were killed and 10 others injured, most of them children, in an airstrike on a home in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

According to the source, one of the casualties arrived at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat as "remains" while 10 others were treated for injuries.

Two other victims' "body parts" were transported to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, according to eyewitness accounts.

In Deir al-Balah, also in central Gaza, an Israeli airstrike hit a tent for displaced people, killing two Palestinians and wounding six others, including children, according to a medical source.

Israel has continued a devastating offensive on Gaza since an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas in October 2023, despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.

Nearly 43,700 people have since been killed in Gaza, mostly women and children, and over 103,000 injured, according to Palestinian health authorities.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its deadly war on Gaza.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala​​​​​​​