Gaza death toll rises

At least 29 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since dawn today, Al Jazeera reported, citing medical sources.

Of them, 17 were killed in besieged Gaza City, amid Israel’s military ground assault aimed at occupying the area, the report said.

Meanwhile, at least five people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a tent housing displaced people in al-Mawasi, while a number of aid seekers have been shot and wounded by Israeli military in the western area of Rafah, southern Gaza, sources told the network.