GAZA, Oct 20 (Bernama-WAFA) -- At least 73 Palestinian civilians were killed and many more injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted residential complex in the town of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported citing local sources.
The attack had completely destroyed the residential complex. Many individuals were reported still trapped under the rubble, with rescue teams unable to reach them.
Additionally, Israeli quadcopter drones fired on tents housing displaced families in the courtyard of Al-Awda Hospital and directly targeted an ambulance, according to WAFA.
The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since Oct 7, 2023, has so far resulted in 42,519 documented Palestinian fatalities, with an additional 99,637 individuals sustaining injuries, the majority of whom are women and children.
Thousands are also feared dead under the rubble of destroyed structures across the war-torn enclave, with civil defense teams and emergency services unable to reach several areas due to safety concerns amid the indiscriminate Israeli attacks.
-- BERNAMA-WAFA
