CAIRO: At least 42 people were killed in Israeli attacks on districts of Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian enclave on Saturday, the director of the Hamas-run government media office said.

One Israeli strike on houses in Al-Shati, one of the Gaza Strip’s eight historic refugee camps, killed 24 people, Ismail Al-Thawabta told Reuters.

Another 18 Palestinians were killed in a strike on houses in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood.

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The Israeli military released a brief statement saying: “A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck two Hamas infrastructure sites in the area of Gaza City.”

It said more details would be released soon.