Thirty-nine civilians, most of them children and women, were killed and dozens injured, Thursday night and Thursday morning, in Israeli shelling of several areas in the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that 27 people were killed in a large number of raids targeting homes in Khan Yunis. Dozens of martyrs and wounded, most of them children, arrived at Nasser Medical Complex.

Sources confirmed that the occupation forces bombed a house near the Rafah garage belonging to the Al-Lahham family, and a house on Abu Khater Street near the Islamic University east of Khan Yunis. They also bombed a house belonging to the Al-Zaytani family near the Al-Najjar carpentry shop at the entrance to Hamad City north of Khan Yunis.

The sources indicated that the occupation forces targeted the home of the Al-Bayouk family in central Khan Yunis, and the home of the Kaware' family in the European housing project east of Khan Yunis. They also targeted a group of homes belonging to the Al-Amour family in the town of Al-Fakhari, near Khan Yunis.

Sources confirmed that the occupation forces bombed the home of the Abu Ta'ima family near the Ashkelon School in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, and also targeted the Abu Hadaf area east of the town of al-Qarara.

Sources confirmed that five people were killed and several others injured when Israeli forces bombed a home belonging to the Shehab family in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip.