At least 40 people have been killed in an Israeli attack in the northern Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run civil defence organization in the territory said on Sunday.
A spokesman said Israeli troops targeted a former school in the town of Beit Hanoun that was serving as accommodation for displaced residents.
Many of the victims reportedly burned to death, although the information could not be independently verified.
The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Israeli troops surrounded the building and opened fire, with at least 15 dead.
The Israeli military said on Telegram that it had targeted a gathering of fighters from the Palestinian militant group Hamas, killing dozens of what it called terrorists.
The war was triggered by the massacre of 1,200 people and the abduction of around 250 hostages on October 7, 2023, in Israel by Palestinian terrorists from the coastal strip.
Since then, Israeli attacks have killed almost 45,000 people in Gaza, according to Palestinian sources. The figures do not distinguish between fighters and civilians.
A man mourns over a body following an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza. Hadi Daoud/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
