8 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on N. Gaza

GAZA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — At least eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting a hospital and a school in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources on Wednesday.
Palestinian paramedics reported that an Israeli aircraft struck the entrance of the Al-Yaman Al-Saeed Hospital in Jabalia refugee camp, killing at least five people and injuring a number of others. All the wounded were transported to local hospitals.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society stated that its team transferred the bodies of three victims and 25 wounded people, including children, to Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital after the Israeli military targeted Al-Rafei School, which is currently sheltering displaced persons in Jabalia.
The Israel Defense Forces announced that its troops continue operations across the Gaza Strip, stating that they have killed numerous militants in close-quarters combat and aerial strikes, while also seizing weapons, including grenades and AK-47 rifles, and dismantling various infrastructure and rocket launch sites prepared for attacks on Israeli territory.
Israel has been conducting a large-scale offensive against Hamas in response to a Hamas attack along the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, which resulted in approximately 1,200 fatalities and around 250 hostages taken.
The ongoing Israeli assaults have raised the Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip to 42,010, according to health authorities in Gaza on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the total number of injured individuals in the enclave has reached 97,720. ■