Several people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to Palestinian sources.
Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said that at least 12 Palestinians had died and around 30 more were injured in the attack in Beit Lahia.
The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported at least 16 people had been killed while others were seriously injured. According to the report, the victims had gathered to mourn a deceased family.
The information could not be independently verified.
The Israeli military said it was looking into the report.
Palestinian children walk past tents that were damaged by an Israeli air strike on Khan Younis. The Israeli army continues its heavy air strikes on Gaza as a means of pressuring Hamas to return to the negotiating table and release the kidnapped Israelis. Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
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