At Least 18 Killed In Israeli Air Strike On Gaza Mosque

An apparent Israeli airstrike killed 18 people in central Gaza on Sunday morning, Palestinian medical authorities said. The strike hit a mosque which was sheltering displaced people near the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah, the hospital said in a statement.

Israeli soldiers move on armored personnel carriers (APC) near the Israeli-Gaza border as smoke rises to the sky in the Gaza Strip.(AP file photo)

The hospital records showed that all the deceased were men. Two people have been critically injured.