Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills Seven People, Health Officials Say

An Israeli strike killed at least seven people and injured a number of others in central Gaza on Friday, according to hospital officials, the latest in a surge in attacks in the territory.The Israeli military said the strike targeted members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the second-biggest militant group in Gaza.The military, however, said it was aware of the claims that several “uninvolved individuals” had been harmed in the attack.“The results of the strike are under review,” the Israeli military said in a statement.

Israel has intensified its strikes on Gaza in recent weeks, despite signing a U.S.-backed cease-fire deal with Hamas in October.Israeli officials have said the military has been targeting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants who participated in the Oct.

7, 2023 attack on southern Israel, which killed 1,200 people, saw 251 others taken captive and ignited the war in Gaza.Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that controls the portion of Gaza where most of the population lives, called the strike on Friday an “ugly massacre” and said it targeted a funeral procession, without identifying whose funeral.The Awdeh Hospital, which said it had received the victims, said seven people had been killed in the strike.Dr.

Mohammed Salha, who works at the hospital, said an additional person had been killed in a separate incident on Friday.Osama Hmaid, 39, a resident of Nuseirat, the area where the strike occurred, said Israel had carried out a number of strikes in his town in recent days.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe....