At least 13 Palestinians killed by an Israeli strike that hit a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City.

Gaza's civil defense agency said thousands of displaced people had sought shelter at the school in Gaza City. Israel's military said in a statement the air force had 'conducted a precise strike on terrorists who were operating inside a Hamas command.

The Gaza health ministry said most of those killed were women and children. The Hamas-run government media office said 13 children, including a three-month-old baby, and six women were among the dead.

Israeli fire killed 22 people in a strike on a school in the north of the enclave, the Gaza Health Ministry said

Cairo: At least 13 Palestinians were killed by an Israeli strike that hit a school sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza City, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Saturday. A number of other people were wounded in a separate strike that hit a school in the same neighbourhood, Wafa added.

In the southern city of Rafah, where the Israeli army has been operating since May, tanks advanced further to the northwest area backed by aircraft, residents said

The Israel Air Force struck Hamas terrorists operating from within a command and control center based in the Ibn Al-Haytam School in the Gaza City area, the IDF reported on Wednesday afternoon. The IAF strike was reportedly conducted according to intelligence provided by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and Military Intelligence Directorate.

Palestinians said an Israeli strike killed at least 22 people in a school sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza City on Saturday, while the Israeli military said the attack targeted a Hamas command centre.