An Israeli strike kills 20 in north Gaza, where Palestinians say they've had little food for weeks
Palestinian officials say an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children, Palestinian officials said Tuesday, as Palestinians fled Israel’s assault. Some said they had hardly eaten, with aid cut off for weeks to the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory.
Israel has been waging an offensive in Gaza’s northernmost end for weeks, saying it is targeting Hamas militants who regrouped in the area.
The U.N. has said Israel hasn’t allowed food and other supplies into the area north of Gaza City since the assault began, even as tens of thousands of people remain there. That has drawn rebukes from the Biden administration, which has warned that U.S. laws might force it to curb military aid to Israel if more aid is not allowed in.
The strike late Monday hit a home where several displaced families were sheltering in the town of Beit Lahiya, near the border with Israel, according to Hossam Abu Safiya, the director of the recently raided and barely functioning Kamal Adwan Hospital, which received the casualties.
