Israeli air strikes kill 66 Palestinians in Gaza

At least 66 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 30 who were sheltering in a post office in central Gaza. The attack also left 50 others wounded.

The Israeli military has yet to comment on the strikes.

Earlier in the day, two additional air strikes in southern Gaza killed 13 Palestinians. Gaza medics and Hamas officials claimed they were members of a force protecting humanitarian aid trucks. The Israeli military, however, stated that those killed were Hamas militants attempting to seize the shipment.

Sources close to Hamas indicated that many of those killed in the Rafah and Khan Younis areas were linked to the group.

The Israeli military justified the strikes, saying they were aimed at ensuring the safe delivery of humanitarian aid and preventing Hamas from hijacking shipments to continue its activities.