There have been several deaths according to Palestinian sources in a new Israeli strike in the south of the Gaza Strip.
The target of the airstrike was said to have been a command centre for the Palestinian militant organization Hamas in a city administration building, the Israeli military said on Thursday.
Six Palestinians were reportedly killed in the bombardment in Khan Younis, staff at a nearby hospital in the city in the southern Gaza Strip said.
According to Palestinian reports, buildings of the Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry were also targets of the airstrike.
Hamas members in the affected headquarters had allegedly planned and executed attacks on Israel, the Israeli military said. The headquarters are reportedly in an area designated as a humanitarian zone.
The military asserted that measures were taken before the attack to protect civilians.
Meanwhile, the Hamas-controlled health authority in the Gaza Strip reported 28 deaths within 24 hours in the conflict area.
These reports can not be independently verified.
