Five Palestinians, including children, killed in Gaza by Israeli shelling

Five Palestinians, including two children, were killed early Thursday morning as a result of Israeli shelling in the southern Gaza Strip, Wafa news agency is reporting.

According to medical sources, a woman and her child were killed in the town of Abasan al-Kabira and the tent of a displaced family was bombed in the al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis, killing Abdul Wahab Abu Haddaf, his wife, and his son.

In the past 24 hours, 80 citizens were killed and dozens wounded, including 57 food seekers, medical sources say.