Gaza, April 26 -- At least 21 Palestinians were killed on Friday in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza's civil defence authorities.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the civil defence, reported that nine people were killed and several others injured when Israeli aircraft struck a house east of al-Fakhari town, southeast of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Additional airstrikes were reported in Gaza City and other areas around Khan Younis, Basal added. The Israeli army has not issued a comment regarding these incidents.
In Gaza City, heavy clashes erupted between Palestinian armed factions and Israeli forces in the Shuja'iyya and Tuffah neighbourhoods. The confrontations were accompanied by intense Israeli air and a...