Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 26 people on Saturday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the highest day’s death toll in over two months.
The latest deaths come despite a ceasefire that went into effect in mid-October and pushed the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the ceasefire to more than 500.
About a quarter of the bodies recovered comprised children, and a third were women, Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defense, an emergency response organization, said.
An elderly man and four female police officers were also among the dead.Some people were trapped under the rubble as Israeli strikes targeted shelters, tents for…