GAZA, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 (WAFA) - Several civilians were killed and others were injured tonight in an Israeli bombardment of the southern, central and northern Gaza Strip.

The occupation warplanes carried out sporadic strikes on Khan Yunis, in the southern Strip, especially in the vicinities of Qizan an-Najja and Batn Al-Sameen areas, as well as shelled a new residential square in the center of the city.

In Rafah City, in the south, the Israeli jets targeted a group of civilians, resulting in the killing of two civilians and the wounding of others.

Rescue teams and ambulance crews also recovered several bodies and wounded people from under the rubble of the El-Hout family home which was targeted by the occupation strikes in the Shaboura refugee camp, south of the city of Rafah.

Israeli warplanes also shelled the refugee camps of al-Maghazi and Bureij, in the central Strip. A video circulating online reportedly showed the level of destruction caused by the occupation forces in the Bureij camp following their partial withdrawal.

In Deir al-Balah, the occupation jets targeted a group of citizens in the vicinity of Abu Hosni Street, killing at least three people and injuring several others.

Earlier, dozens of civilians were killed and wounded in Israeli airstrikes targeting homes in the Nafaq area of Gaza City.

Local sources reported that Israeli warplanes targeted the homes of al-Sharafi, Shama’a, and al-Harazin families, resulting in scores of casualties.

The occupation warplanes also launched several strikes on the town and refugee camp of Jabalaia, north of the Strip.

The number of civilians killed in the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has risen to 24,450.  More than 61,500 people were wounded, and thousands others were reported missing.

T.R.