Israeli airstrikes on two houses in the southern Gaza Strip killed 21 people, according to a local Palestinian-run health facility.
The homes of two families in the southern city of Khan Younis were hit, staff at the Nasser Hospital said.
The information could not be independently verified. The Israeli military did not initially comment on the reported incident.
Israel has recently intensified its attacks on Palestinian Islamist Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
The stated intention is to smash the Palestinian Islamist militia and free the last Israeli hostages being held by them.
According to the Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza, as of Friday, 51,439 Palestinians have been killed since the war started in October 2023.
The data does not distinguish between combatants and civilians. However, the majority of those killed are said to have been women and children.
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