At least 34 killed by Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, health officials say

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military

Palestinians gather near a building destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in the city of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip (AP Photo)

An Israeli strike on a five-storey building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in northern Gaza killed at least 34 people early on Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza’s health ministry has said.

The ministry’s emergency service said another 20 people were injured in the strike in the northern town of Beit Lahiya, near the Israeli border.