Four killed as Israel strikes homes in Gaza city

Western areas of Rafah came under heavy fire early on Friday

Mourners pray next to the body of Abdelrahman Abu Galambo, an 11-year-old child killed in an Israeli bombardment on Friday. AFP

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Three women and a child have been killed in Israeli strikes on homes in Gaza city, with several other deadly attacks carried out across the besieged enclave.

The women were killed in an attack near Hedar roundabout, in western Gaza city, while the child was killed in separate strike, the Wafa news agency reported.

Israeli aircraft carried out two operations in an area south-east of Al Zeitoun district. A raid was also conducted at the entrance of Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.

At least three people were killed in the intense overnight strikes at the Bureij camp, including a child and two adults. Several others were injured and taken to Al Ahli hospital, according to Wafa.

The densely populated camp is home to a large number of Palestinians who were made refugees following the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

In the southern city of Rafah, Israeli ground forces pressed on with their assault despite widespread international concern for the thousands of Palestinians seeking refuge there.

The western areas of Rafah also came under heavy fire on Thursday night and Friday morning.

Also on Friday, a child suffering from malnutrition died at the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir Al Balah in central Gaza, Wafa reported.

The 12-year-old's death was the result of malnutrition, dehydration and a lack of medical supplies, the agency quoted sources at the hospital as saying.

Another 50 children with symptoms of malnutrition have been admitted to Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, Wafa reported, citing medical sources.

International aid agencies have said northern Gaza was facing "famine-like" conditions as a result of Israel's closure of borders and the lack of aid trucks entering the area.

In addition to the attacks on Gaza, Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank continued, with the army arresting a 13-year-old boy in the city of Jenin, Wafa reported.

The city of Qalqilya was also stormed by the forces and several arrests were made.

In the Jaidi neighbourhood, former detainee Maher Daoud was arrested again by Israeli forces. Media reports said that a search for his brother was also under way.

Several men were also detained inside a taxi office in Jaidi district. Another man was arrested in the city’s Kafr Saba neighbourhood after Israeli forces stormed his home.

The war on Gaza began after the October 7 attack by Hamas on southern Israel, which resulted in the deaths of about 1,200 people.

Israel's retaliatory offensive has left more than 37,200 dead in Gaza, the enclave's health authorities said.