Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- Eleven Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes across Gaza on Sunday morning, Palestinian civil defence and health officials said.

The Israel Defense Forces said the strikes targeted what it described as "terror targets" in response to alleged ceasefire violations by Hamas. The military claimed militants were hit after emerging from a tunnel into an area of the strip under Israeli control.

According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, at least six people were killed when a tent encampment in northern Gaza was struck, while another attack in the south of the territory killed five.

Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of breaching a fragile ceasefire agreement almost daily since it came into force on...