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Israeli air attacks kill at least 21 across Gaza
Palestinian Child Siwar Abdel-Hadi, 2, wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, receives medical treatment at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, July 24, 2024

ISRAELI air attacks killed at least 21 Palestinians across Gaza on Friday.

The attacks came as key ministers in Israel’s right-wing coalition slammed the United States Vice-President Kamala Harris for calling for a ceasefire.

The latest attacks on Khan Younis in the central Gaza Strip left 18 dead. One person is known to have died after a residential building in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp was targeted by the Israelis.

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