Gaza, Oct 17
At least 13 Palestinians were killed, including children and women, and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli raid that targeted a house in Gaza City, the Civil Defence Authority in Gaza said.
"Israeli warplanes targeted a house belonging to the Al-Qarm family in the Al-Nasr neighbourhood in Gaza City," the Civil Defence said on Wednesday in a brief statement.
Meanwhile, Director-General of the health authorities in Gaza, Munir Al-Barsh, said that 350 dead and hundreds of injured people arrived at hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip during the 11 days of the ongoing Israeli operation, news agency reported.
"There are bodies left in the streets and alleys and medical teams are unable to retrieve them," Al-Barsh told reporters in Gaza, noting that hospitals are suffering from a severe shortage of basic medicines, especially anesthesia.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Wednesday that in the area of Jabalia, the troops killed more than 50 militants in close-quarters encounters and aerial strikes till Tuesday.
The Israeli army has been launching a large-scale operation in Jabalia and the surrounding areas since October 6, imposing a siege on the residents there.