Israeli strikes kill 100 Palestinians in 24 hours, says Gaza civil defence

Gaza's civil defence said that Israeli strikes had killed at least 100 people in the last 24 hours after a heavy night of bombardment across the Gaza Strip. 

“Nearly 100 martyrs were killed in the Gaza Strip within 24 hours as a result of the continuous Israeli bombing operations on homes and citizens’ gatherings,” the agency said in a statement.

The agency’s spokesman said the largest loss of life took place in the bombing of a home belonging to the al-Araj family in the Tall az-Zaatar neighbourhood, which housed more than 40 people.

The statement added: “Until this moment, civil defence crews are prevented from exercising their duties in northern Gaza, and this has led to hundreds of citizens remaining under the rubble.”