Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Twelve as War Grinds On into the New Year

The War Has Caused Widespread Destruction and Displaced Some 90 Percent of Gaza's Population of 2.3 Million, Often Multiple Times; Hundreds of Thousands Are Living in Tents in Extreme Conditions

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Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year with no end in sight.

One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory, where Israel has been waging a major operation since early October.

Gaza's Health Ministry said seven people were killed, including a woman and four children, and at least a dozen other people were wounded.

Another strike overnight in the built-up Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed a woman and a child, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the bodies.