Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinians in Gaza neighborhood

GAZA CITY, Palestine

Five Palestinians were killed Thursday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group in northern Gaza City.

A medical source at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital said the facility reported five deaths as a result of the bombing that hit the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood.

An Israeli drone targeted a group of Palestinians near the Omar Mosque close to the Al-Ghazali junction, resulting in the deaths, according to witnesses.

Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, last year, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.

More than 42,000 victims have since been killed, mostly women and children, and nearly 97,900 injured, according to local health authorities.

The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the Gaza Strip amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water and medicine.

Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio