23 Gazans Killed In Israeli Military Hands

Impact of Israeli attacks on Gaza/DOC UN

JAKARTA - Israeli military attacks killed 23 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Most of them are in the city of Beit Lahiya on the northern edge.

Medics said eight people were killed in a series of airstrikes in Beit Lahiya, while four others were killed elsewhere in Gaza City.

Israeli airstrikes also killed two people and injured others in Jabalia, the largest refugee camp of eight historic refugee camps in Gaza, north of the coastal area, medics said.

Another airstrike occurred at Al-Falah School housing refugee families on the outskirts of Gaza City's Zeitoun, killing six people and injuring others, medics said, while in Rafah on the southern tip, three women were killed by Israeli drone fire, they added.

Israeli troops have been operating in Jabalia and also in the cities of Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun since October. Israeli forces have killed hundreds of militants in the three locations since the operation began, the military said.

The Israeli army is targeting reassembled militant groups that often use civilian buildings including schools and hospitals for operational protection.

Hamas denies this and accuses Israeli forces of bombing indiscriminately.

Hamas and its smaller ally, Islamic Jihad, said their fighters had killed several Israeli soldiers in guerrilla attacks since October.

Palestinians accuse Israeli soldiers of trying to expel people from the northern edge of Gaza by carrying out forced evacuations and bombings to create a buffer zone.

Israel denies this by saying they are returning there to prevent Hamas fighters from continuing operations in the areas they have cleaned up.