12 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on C. Gaza: sources

20/7/2025 6:33

At least 12 Palestinians, including an infant, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Palestinian sources and eyewitnesses reported Saturday.



Eyewitnesses told Xinhua that an Israeli aircraft fired at least one missile at an apartment in the al-Sawahra area, west of the Nuseirat camp.



Al-Awda Hospital in the camp said in a press statement that 12 bodies arrived at the hospital, including an infant, children, and women, and seven others were wounded from the airstrike.



According to local sources, Omar Saeed Aqel, the Nuseirat police chief, and his entire family were killed in the attack.



It brings the death toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire in Gaza since dawn on Saturday to about 70, according to medical sources.



The Israel Defense Forces said Saturday in a statement that the Israeli Air Force struck some 90 "terror" targets across Gaza over the past day, including military compounds, militant-affiliated structures, and underground infrastructure.