Israeli strike ‘kills 76 from one family’ as offensive expands in southern Gaza

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said late on Friday that forces are widening the ground offensive “to additional areas of the strip, with a focus on the south”.

Smoke rises to the sky after an explosion in the Gaza Strip (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An Israeli air strike has killed 76 members of an extended family in the Gaza Strip, rescue officials said.

The attack came a day after the UN chief warned again that nowhere is safe in Gaza and that Israel’s offensive is creating “massive obstacles” to the distribution of humanitarian aid.