WATCH LIVE: Pentagon holds briefing after Israel strikes dozens of targets in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight, hospital staff said Friday.
Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder is scheduled to hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. ET. Watch in the player above.
Staff at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said that 10 women and seven children were among those killed in strikes on various locations in central Gaza, including Nuseirat, Zawaida, Maghazi and Deir al-Balah.
The strikes come a day after Israel killed dozens of people across the enclave, bringing the total of fatalities since Thursday to 56.
The Israeli army, which didn’t immediately comment on the strikes, says it only targets militants and blames Hamas for civilian deaths.
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