GAZA - The death toll from an Israeli strike in the Shujaiya area of Gaza City has risen to 29 Palestinians, Reuter reports. Local health authorities said the deaths included children.
The Israeli military said in a statement it struck a senior Hamas militant responsible for planning and executing attacks from Shujaiya in northern Gaza, whom it did not identify. The military said several steps were taken before the attack to mitigate harm to civilians.
Local health authorities said nine other Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli military strikes in other parts of the territory, raising Wednesday’s death toll to 38. (Theguardian)
