UPDATE - Israel kills 13 more Palestinians in airstrike on tents, civilians in southern Gaza

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By Hosni Nadim

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — At least 13 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed in Israeli strikes targeting a tent of displaced people and civilians in the southern Gaza Strip early Thursday, medical sources said.

Eleven of the victims lost their lives when an Israeli warplane hit a tent of displaced civilians in al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, the source said.

Three women and four children were among the victims, while 15 other people were injured in the attack, he added.

Al-Mawasi has been designated by Israel as a "safe humanitarian zone." Israeli warplanes and drones, however, have struck the area many times, killing hundreds of people.

Two more people were killed and several injured in another strike targeting a group of civilians in the Bani Suhaila area in eastern Khan Younis, another medical source said.

In the central Gaza Strip, Israeli helicopters opened fire toward the western areas of Deir al-Balah city, while the Israeli gunboats opened fire toward northern and western areas of the Nuseirat refugee camp, according to witnesses.

The Israeli artillery also continued to strike the Zeitoun and Al-Sabra neighborhoods in southern Gaza City.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the Israeli army continued to blow up homes and buildings in the Al-Saftawi area in northern Gaza City and in the Jabalia area in the northern Gaza Strip.

Despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire, the Israeli army has continued a genocidal war on Gaza that has killed over 45,550 victims, mostly women and children, since a Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023.

In November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

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

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara