PALESTINE – At least 36 Palestinians were on Thursday killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip and others injured after Israeli forces launched airstrikes across the strip.

Local reports said that Israeli warplanes struck a home in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, killing eight people and injuring others.

Bodies of two Palestinians were transferred to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital after an Israeli strike on the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City.

Several others were injured after Israeli aircraft hit a residential apartment in the same city, a medical source said.

In the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army opened fire toward civilians waiting for aid delivery near a distribution point in Khan Younis, killing 11 people and injuring others, according to medics.

Israeli artillery shelled areas housing dozens of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in northern Khan Younis. No casualties have been reported so far.

On Friday, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to fully occupy Gaza City, drawing sharp international backlash from governments and human rights bodies.

Israel is facing mounting condemnation for its genocidal war on Gaza, where it has killed more than 61,700 victims since October 2023.