New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- At least 30 Palestinians, including several children, were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza on Saturday, hospitals said. The toll is one of the deadliest since the October ceasefire and came a day after Israel accused Hamas of violating the truce. The strikes occurred a day before the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border is scheduled to reopen in Gaza's southernmost city.

The attacks struck multiple locations, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis, according to hospital officials who received the victims, reported AP. Among those killed were two women and six children from two separate families. A police station was targeted in an airstrike in Gaza City, killing at least ...