At least 16 Palestinians killed by Israeli bombings in N. Gaza

An injured person is transported to al-Ahli Arab Hospital after an Israeli bombing in Gaza City, Dec. 18, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua)

GAZA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday night by Israeli bombings in northern Gaza, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported.

At least 10 people were killed and some others injured when the Israeli aircraft bombed the house of the Al-Najjar family in the town of Jabalia, WAFA said.

Six more people were killed due to Israeli bombing on the house of the Al-Zaytouniya family near the Al-Tabi'in School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City, it added.

The Israeli army has not commented on these incidents.

Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage.

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 45,097, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Wednesday.

An injured child is pictured at al-Ahli Arab Hospital after an Israeli bombing in Gaza City, Dec. 18, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua)

An injured woman arrives at al-Ahli Arab Hospital after an Israeli bombing in Gaza City, Dec. 18, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua)