Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in Gaza, Palestinian officials say

Local health officials say the Israeli offensive launched in response to Hamas’s October 7 attack has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli air strikes overnight and into Thursday have killed at least 16 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials say.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital received 10 bodies, including the remains of a woman and three children, after the strikes. An Associated Press reporter at the hospital counted the bodies.