Israeli airstrike reportedly hits UN-run Gaza hospital, killing 19

GAZA STRIP, GAZA – OCTOBER 07: Smoke and flame rise after Israeli air forces targeting a shopping center in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 07, 2023. Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip launched after a Hamas offensive has killed at least 232 Palestinians, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. (Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has reportedly struck a hospital operated by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

About 19 people were killed, including nine minors, and others were injured in the strike on Jabalia, local media  reported.

An Israeli military spokesman said the claim was under investigation.

According to report, the internally displaced people were present near the hospital and fire broke out in the building.

Meanwhile, in another attack in Gaza, four people were killed, while rescue teams in Khan Younis recovered the bodies of 12 people, including women and children, from the rubble, the report added.

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