2 Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 13, officials say. First aid in weeks reaches the north
LA TimesTwo separate Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people, including women and children, in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian medical officials said, as Israel announced the first delivery of aid in weeks to war-battered northern Gaza. One of the strikes hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City’s eastern Tufah neighborhood, killing at least six people, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. Israel says some aid trucks reach northern Gaza COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of humanitarian aid to Gaza, said Saturday that 11 aid trucks containing food, water and medical equipment reached the far north of the enclave on Thursday, including the urban refugee camp at Jabaliya. Israel’s bombardment and ground attacks in Gaza have killed more than 43,000 people, Palestinian health officials say.