Palestine claims, 49 people killed in Israeli air strike in southern Gaza

Gaza (Uttam Hindu News): The Palestinian Interior Ministry on Tuesday claimed that at least 49 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in southern Gaza.

While 21 people were killed in the airstrike in Khan Younis on Monday night, the remaining 28 people were killed in the Rafah area near the border with Egypt, the BBC quoted the ministry as saying. A house was attacked here.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said women and children were among the 28 killed in a ‘family house’ in Rafah.

Regarding the attacks, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told CNN on Tuesday morning that he was not aware of any attacks specifically in those areas.

Conricus said, the war campaign continues. We continue to pursue Hamas operatives in an effort to weaken their military capabilities.

He said the search for Hamas targets is part of the war that has been imposed on us, and Israel will continue military operations in accordance with the law of armed conflict and certainly to minimize civilian casualties.

Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza has reached 2,778, while 9,938 people have been injured since the conflict erupted on October 7.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said a total of 47 families, numbering around 500, had been killed in the clashes.

According to official Israeli sources, at least 1,300 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed in the Jewish state, while 4,121 others have been injured.