Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza rises to 25 as more bodies recovered

Israeli soldiers in Gaza City’s Shijaiyah neighbourhood (Moti Milrod, Haaretz/AP)

The death toll from Israeli strikes on central parts of Gaza on Thursday has risen from 16 to 25, as more bodies have been recovered, hospital officials have said.

The Palestinians killed in the series of strikes on central Gaza include five children and seven women, the officials said.