Israeli bombing killed dozens of people in besieged Gaza, the health ministry of the Palestinian territory has said, with regional tensions surging over the almost three-month-old conflict.

AFP has quoted the health ministry in Gaza as reporting 125 killed in the past 24 hours.

The Israeli military, in its campaign to destroy Hamas, reported more strikes in and around Gaza City, now a largely devastated urban combat zone, and Khan Younis, the biggest city in the territory’s south.

The army said it had killed Hamas gunmen in the Khan Younis area, struck “terrorist infrastructure” and hit fighters attempting to “place an explosive device near soldiers.

 Buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip are pictured from a position along the border in southern Israel on Jan 4, 2024. — AFP
Buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip are pictured from a position along the border in southern Israel on Jan 4, 2024. — AFP

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