Gaza: At least 17 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Tuesday, hospital sources told Al Jazeera.
The casualties include six people who were attempting to access desperately needed aid, as well as several killed and wounded in Israeli air raids targeting homes in Gaza City and Deir el-Balah.
On the other hand, Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes on an apartment and a residential building killed 13 people overnight.
Spokesman Mahmud Bassal said in a statement that Israeli warplanes hit the top floor of a residential building in southwestern Gaza City, killing 10 people.
Bassal said Israeli helicopters also struck an apartment in the west of the city, killing three and wounding several others.
Israeli forces have been preparing for an offensive to seize Gaza City, the largest urban centre in the Palestinian territory, intensifying bombardments in the area in recent days and warning of imminent evacuation.
