Over 20 killed, dozens injured in multiple Israeli strikes on Gaza

Israel's military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct.10. Health officials in Gaza reported at least 24 people killed and another 80 wounded, including children.

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Witnesses and medics said the first attack hit a car in the densely populated Rimal neighbourhood, setting it ablaze. It was not immediately clear whether the five dead were passengers of the car or included passersby. Dozens of people rushed to extinguish the fire and rescue the victims.

Shortly after the attack on the car, the Israeli air force carried two separate airstrikes on two houses in Deir Al Balah city and Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least five people and wounding several others, medics said. Later on Saturday a new Israeli airstrike on a house in western Gaza City killed at least four Palestinians and wounded others, medics said.

The Israeli strikes came as international momentum was building on Gaza, with the UN Security Council on Monday approving the US blueprint to secure and govern the territory. It authorises an international stabilisation force to provide security, approves a transitional authority to be overseen by President Donald Trump and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state.