At least 31 people have been killed in the latest Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian reports on Tuesday.
Seventeen Palestinians died in the city of Gaza alone, medical sources in the sealed-off coastal region said as Israeli forces continued their operations.
The information could not initially be independently verified. When asked, Israel's army said it was checking the reports.
According to medical sources, eight people were killed in attacks in the south of Gaza.
Israel's army said earlier it had attacked targets after rockets were fired at Israeli towns during the night. Residents of eastern parts of the city of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip had been ordered to leave the area.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attack the previous day on Israeli border towns with around 20 rockets.
According to the Israeli army, fighting also continued in other parts of Gaza. The military reported the deaths of two soldiers in an operation in the area, while another was seriously injured.
Meanwhile, the Hamas-controlled health authority in Gaza said at least 37,925 people have been killed and a further 87,141 injured in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war last October.
The figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified.
The war in Gaza was triggered by the October 7 massacre of more than 1,200 people in southern Israel by gunmen of Hamas and allied militant groups.
