Israeli strikes hit mosques, homes, camps across Gaza; over 80 killed
Dozens of Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on homes, mosques, and aid sites across the besieged territory.
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Smoke billows over the Gaza Strip following an Israeli bombardment, Gaza, occupied Palestine, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 (AP)
Nearly 80 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since dawn, Wednesday, with the heaviest recent attacks focused on the cities of Gaza and Khan Younis.
Israeli forces launched a series of airstrikes on various districts of Gaza City, with Apache helicopters opening fire on the northern part of the city and Israeli warplanes bombing a home in the al-Nafaq area.
Israeli military vehicles also opened intense fire east of Birkat Sheikh Radwan, north of Gaza City, while its warplanes struck a home in the al-Ghoul area, in the northwest.
Additionally, several people were killed and others wounded when Israeli forces targeted a group of individuals near the Palestine Mosque in the al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City.
An Israeli drone also struck a tent on the northern shore, resulting in further casualties, while a separate airstrike hit a home near the Abu Alba roundabout and another near the Al-Nasser Mosque in the western part of the city. A drone opened fire in the vicinity of the Abdel Aal intersection on Jalaa Street.
Further south, Israeli warplanes bombed a house near the Al-Istijaba Mosque in the Sabra neighborhood.
Israeli forces targeted an apartment in the Al-Quds Tower near the Al-Sahaba Medical Complex in the al-Daraj neighborhood, central Gaza, as drones opened heavy fire in the area and artillery shelled a residential tower on Yarmouk Street in the city center.
An Israeli drone strike on a group of people in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza resulted in several fatalities and injuries.
In the south of the territory, an Israeli airstrike hit a house in central Khan Younis, while three aid seekers were killed by Israeli fire south of the city. Five other Palestinians were killed in a strike on the Hamad residential town and its surroundings to the north.