Despite the announcement of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, deadly strikes in Gaza have continued.
Gaza’s health ministry said on Thursday morning that at least eight Israeli attacks in the territory had killed 81 people and injured nearly 200 others over the previous 24 hours.
The Palestinian Civil Defense, an emergency service organization, said that Israeli strikes had killed at least 77 people since the deal was announced. The claims could not be independently verified.
The Israeli military said in a statement on Thursday that it had struck about 50 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past day.
The targets included militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, their compounds, weapons storage and manufacturing sites and launch and observation posts, the military said, adding that “numerous steps” were taken to prevent civilian harm before the strikes.
“The reality in the strip remains very difficult and catastrophic,” said Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the rescue and emergency service.
Rawan Sheikh Ahmad contributed reporting.
