Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza leave at least 16 dead

Amani Abu Zarada with her children in a camp in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight have killed at least 16 people, Palestinian medical officials said.

A strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza City killed at least six people, including four children, according to the Civil Defence – first responders affiliated with the Hamas-run government. The Israeli military said it carried out a precise strike on Hamas militants sheltering there.