Israeli airstrike claims 7 as Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens
A woman reacts after a school used as shelter by displaced Palestinians was hit by an Israeli strike in the Shujaiya neighborhood, Gaza City, Palestine, Sept. 18, 2024. (AFP Photo)


At least seven Palestinians were killed and several others injured Thursday when an Israeli warplane struck a house in Gaza City.

The Civil Defense Authority reported that among the deceased were two women, and some of the injured are in critical condition.

Eyewitnesses said the airstrike hit a residence in the al-Daraj neighborhood belonging to the Sheikh family, leading to the destruction of the home.

Israel has continued a brutal offensive on Gaza following a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7, 2022, despite a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.

Nearly 41,300 people, mostly women and children, have since been killed and more than 95,500 injured, according to local and U.N. health authorities.

The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the territory amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel faces accusations of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its actions in Gaza.