An Israeli air strike on the northern Gaza Strip has killed at least 17 people, according to local hospital officials.Dr Fadel Naim, director of the Al-Ahly Hospital in Gaza City, said nine women are among the dead and the death toll is likely to rise as rescue efforts continue.

The war began when Hamas-led militants blew holes in the border fence and stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. They killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250. Some 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, about a third of whom are believed to be dead.

At least 33 Palestinians, including 13 children, were martyred early Sunday in a new horrific massacre committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip.The