Israel bombards Palestinian refugee camps in Gaza

Gaza, The Gulf Observer: A considerable number of Palestinians were killed late Thursday in attacks by Israel on besieged Gaza, according to media reports.

Israeli forces bombed civilian areas, including the Jabalia Refugee Camp, Rafah and Khan Younis in Gaza from the air and the ground, said the Palestinian news agency, WAFA.

At least six victims were killed and others injured in attacks on Khan Younis.

The bodies of the deceased and injured were transferred to Nasser Hospital.

Meanwhile, casualties and injuries were reported in the bombing of houses of Palestinians in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in central Gaza.

At least nine victims, most of them children, were killed, and others injured in the attacks on the Jabalia Refugee Camp in northern Gaza.

There was a mother and her five daughters among the casualties.

At least three people, including a child, were killed and several injured in the attacks by Israeli warplanes on Rafah in southern Gaza.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said it received dozens of calls reporting numerous deaths and injuries due to the bombing of a house in the Nazla region of Jabalia. Still, no ambulance or rescue team could reach the victims.