Israeli Airstrike Tuesday Morning In Gaza Kills 24 People

Refugee Tents in Gaza/DOK PHOTO UNRWA

JAKARTA - Israeli troops (IDF) killed 24 Palestinians in three separate airstrikes in Gaza City on Tuesday morning.

Two attacks hit two schools in Gaza City, killing 14 people, medics said.

Another attack was directed at a house in the Sahati (Datai) camp, one of eight historic refugee camps in the Gaza Strip and killed 10 people.

The house in Sahati belongs to the extended family of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who lives in Qatar. The attack killed one of his sisters and other relatives, family members and medics said.

Haniyeh, who leads Hamas diplomacy, has lost many of his relatives in Israeli airstrikes since October 7, 2023, including his three sons.

The Israeli military said its forces had targeted militants in Gaza City involved in planning the attack on Israel. The militants included several people involved in the hostage-taking and several others participating in the cross-border Hamas attack on October 7.

The Israeli Air Force attacked two buildings "used by Hamas terrorists in Sahati and Daraj Tuffah in the northern Gaza Strip. Terrorists operate within the school complex used by Hamas as shields for its terrorist activities", the military statement said.

Hamas denies using civilian facilities such as schools and hospitals for military purposes.

More than eight months after fighting broke out, US-backed international mediation has so far failed to reach a ceasefire agreement.

Hamas said any agreement should end the war, while Israel said it would only agree to a temporary suspension of fighting until Hamas found it.