There have been several deaths according to Palestinian sources in a new Israeli strike in the south of the Gaza Strip. The target of the airstrike was said to have been a command centre for the Palestinian militant organization Hamas in a city administration building,

Israel struck a declared humanitarian zone in southern Gaza overnight, which rescuers on Thursday said killed the head of the Palestinian territory's Hamas-run police force, his deputy and nine others.

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 37 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 people in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families, medics said.