Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza City gathered Thursday for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes the previous night.
More than 20 others were wounded, according to Shifa Hospital. Video from the scene showed flames pouring from an upper-floor window as bystanders rushed to pull injured residents, including children, into ambulances.
At the hospital morgue, Mohammed Shawish, who was injured and lost his wife in the strikes, broke down in tears as he held her body. “I married my wife for love. For God’s sake, I chose her because of love,” he said.
The strikes took place on the first day of Eid al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice,” an Islamic holiday observed by Muslims worldwide.
The Israeli military said Wednesday evening that it had carried out strikes in the northern Gaza Strip targeting two Hamas members.
