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Over 263,934 Palestinians displaced as Israel pummels Gaza
11 October 2023 06:32 BST
More than 263,934 Palestinians have been displaced as Israel pounds the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
At least 30 people were killed and hundreds more wounded overnight as Israel pounded the enclave with hundreds of air strikes.
Dozens of residential buildings, factories, mosques and shops were hit, the head of the government's media office, Salama Marouf, said.
The Israeli military said it hit more than 80 sites alone in Beit Hanoun area of the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday morning.
Israeli strikes have killed 900 Palestinians, including 260 children and 230 women, according to Palestinian authorities.