Israeli Strikes in Central and Northern Gaza Kill More Than 30 People

Israeli airstrikes pummeled two areas in central Gaza and a town in the north of the enclave on Sunday morning, killing more than 30 people and wounding several others, according to local rescue and emergency services.In central Gaza on Sunday morning, a strike on a home in Nuseirat killed four people, the Palestinian Civil Defense said in a statement.Strikes in nearby Al Bureij hit three houses, according to Mahmoud Basal, a spokesman for the Civil Defense, an emergency rescue group.He said that 13 people were killed there and several others were wounded, adding that rescuers were still searching for people under the rubble.

The strikes in central Gaza came as Israel’s military fights a renewed offensive in the northern part of the enclave against what it has said is a resurgent Hamas.And the town of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza has repeatedly come under attack.On Sunday morning, Mr.

Basal said, an Israel strike on a house there killed 15 people and that there were reports of another strike on a residential building where dozens of people were sheltering.Information on casualties was not immediately available since rescue teams were unable to reach the area, according to Mr.

Basal.The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strikes in central and northern Gaza.Gaza’s Civil Defense said it was forced to cease rescue operations in the north late last month because of attacks by the Israeli military on its members and destruction of its equipment.Israel’s military has issued widespread evacuation orders for parts of northern Gaza and has bombarded the area almost daily.The United Nations, aid groups and the Gazan health authorities have warned that the Israeli offensive in the northern part of the enclave is causing widespread devastation and has killed hundreds of civilians.Gabby Sobelman contributed reporting from Rehovot, Israel....