Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 93 people

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 24,620 people have been killed in the war between the Palestinian militant group and Israel that began on October 7

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Israeli strikes have killed dozens more people, the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Thursday, including in the territory's south where Israel has intensified operations.

In the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged alongside the war in Gaza, an Israeli raid continued into a second day around Tulkarem, an official said. Palestinian sources reported a sixth person had been killed in the operation.

There was meanwhile no word on whether medicines that entered the territory on Wednesday as part of a deal brokered by France and Qatar had been distributed to dozens of hostages with chronic illnesses who are being held by Hamas.

Gaza's health ministry said 93 people had been killed, including 16 in one strike on a house in the southern city of Rafah, where many people have fled.