Nineteen people, including children, were killed in Israeli strikes and fire during the night in various areas of it Gaza Strip, announced today the civil protection service of the Palestinian enclave, which is controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.

The representative of this service, Mr Mahmoud Basal, noted in statements he made to AFP, that “19 Palestinians were killed and over 40 others wounded in three massacres caused by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip between midnight and this morning,” as well as tank fire in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, four people were killed and at least 23 wounded in a heavy Israeli airstrike that targeted a central area of ​​Beirut, security sources said, rocking the Lebanese capital as Israel steps up its offensive against Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.