Gaza's civil defence agency said at least 17 people were killed Thursday in Israeli strikes as the military intensified its bombardment of Gaza City.
The dead included six civilians who had been waiting for humanitarian aid, said civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal.
"The Israeli occupation forces are intensifying their raids in the Zeitun area" of Gaza City, he said.
"For the fourth consecutive day, the area has been subject to a military operation, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries," said Bassal. "Since dawn today, we have received 28 calls from families and residents of this neighbourhood, some of whose children have been killed.
"Many people cannot leave these areas due to artillery fire," the spokesperson added. Maram Kashko, a resident of Zeitun, said the strikes had increased over the past four days.
"My nephew, his wife and their children were killed in a bombardment," he told AFP.
An AFP videographer said their bodies were taken to Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City and buried shortly afterwards at the Sayyid Hashim cemetery.
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