Gaza City: The Israeli occupation forces committed a massacre against Palestinian civilians in Gaza City on Thursday, killing 18 of them and wounding others.

According to Qatar News Agency, Palestinian sources said that Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on a house of displaced persons near the Halawa intersection in Jabalia Al Balad, northern Gaza, killing 18 citizens and wounding others, most of whom were seriously injured.

Medical sources confirmed that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes targeting the Gaza Strip since dawn Thursday has risen to 56, including 39 in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip.