Over 40 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza amid moves to recognise Palestine
A residential block and refugee camp were hit in the attacks that killed women and children, health officials said
Health officials at Shifa Hospital, where most of the bodies were brought, said the dead included 14 people killed in a strike late on Saturday that hit a residential block on the southern side of the city. Health staff said a nurse who worked at the hospital was among the dead, along with his wife and three children.
Another strike that targeted a group of people in front of a clinic in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed at least eight Palestinians, according to the Al-Awda Hospital. The dead include four children and two women, while another 22 people were wounded, the hospital said.
Israel did not comment on the strikes.
The Israeli military, which has told Palestinians to leave, has not given a timeline for the offensive, but there were indications it could take months. Israel said the operation was meant to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages and surrendering.