At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed

Mon, 12/25/2023 - 16:42

A man stands next to a woman crying in front of a crowd of people in Gaza. — Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip outside a morgue in Khan Younis on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.
AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman

At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday.
The strike was on the Maghazi refugee camp east of Deir al-Balah.
The 68 fatalities include at least 12 women and seven children, according to early hospital figures.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 17.