Nearly 90 killed in northern Gaza air strike

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Nearly 90 ******* in northern Gaza air strike

At least 87 people have been ******* or are missing under rubble after an ******** ******* on northern Gaza’s town of Beit Lahiya, with more than 40 wounded, the ************ health ministry says.

The ******** military has said it was investigating reports of Saturday’s incident, which left one of the highest casualty tolls in months.

Earlier, it said a total of 73 reported by the ****** media office appeared exaggerated given the nature of the munitions used in the strike, which it said hit a ****** target.

Gaza’s health ministry said rescue operations were being hindered by communications problems and by the ******** military operation still going on around the area, close to the border line with *******, the ministry said.

“Victims are still under the rubble and on the road and ambulance teams and civil emergency can’t reach them,” it said in a statement.

The strike, late on Saturday night, came two weeks into a major operation around the town of Jabalia, just to the south of Beit Lahiya, where ******** troops backed with tanks have been trying to squeeze out remaining ****** fighters.

“Horrifying scenes unfolding in Gaza, amidst conflict, relentless ******** strikes & an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis. I condemn the continuing attacks on civilians,” UN Middle East peace envoy Tor Wennesland posted on X.

“Hostages must be freed, displacement of Palestinians must cease, & civilians must be protected,” he added.

Evacuation orders, directing people south, have fuelled fears among many Palestinians that the operation is intended to clear them out of the northern part of Gaza in order to help ensure ******** control of the area after the war.

******* has denied any such plans, saying it is trying to protect civilians and separate them from ****** fighters.

The military says it has ******* scores of armed ************ fighters, located weapons, and dismantled a variety of military infrastructure during the operation in Jabalia, home to one of Gaza’s eight historic ******** camps.

Residents in Jabalia said ******** forces raided shelters housing displaced families and detained dozens of men.

The ****** last week of ****** leader Yahya Sinwar had drawn hopes of a possible opening up of moves to end the fighting in Gaza, more than a year after the October 7, 2023 ******* on southern ******* by ******-led gunmen who ******* some 1200 people and seized 251 hostages.

But the latest incident underscores how intense the conflict in Gaza still ********, even as *******’s main focus has shifted north to its operation against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.

Three Lebanese soldiers were ******* in an ******** strike on an army vehicle in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese military said in a statement on a Sunday.

More than 42,600 Palestinians have been ******* during *******’s ground offensive, according to ************ health ministry figures, and thousands more are thought to be ******* under the rubble.

Much of the coastal enclave has been destroyed and most of its 2.3 million population has been displaced.

As the fighting has continued, health officials have reported stark shortages of food, fuel and medical supplies to treat patients in the three remaining hospitals still partially operating in the area.

Officials at the Kamal Adwan, Indonesian and Al-Awda hospitals said their facilities were besieged by ******** forces, and at Kamal Adwan Hospital officials said the facility came under ******** *****.

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