Five people were killed and several wounded in an air strike on the house of the Barghout family in the Zeitun neighbourhood of Gaza City, the agency said.

Three people were killed in another strike targeting the house of the Al-Banna family in the central city of Deir el-Balah.

A strike in Gaza City killed five people, while a strike on the house of the Weshah family in Al-Bureij refugee camp killed a child, it added.

An AFP journalist later observed people searching through the rubble of the house to salvage what they could.

Rescuers also recovered the bodies of three people who were killed by a drone strike in Rafah district on Tuesday.

The Israeli military said Wednesday that troops have recovered the body of a captive held in Gaza and were examining whether another body recovered was also that of a captive.

Earlier, Israel's army said that troops recovered the bodies of two captives.

The army said the body of Yosef Al Zaydani was brought to Israel on Tuesday after being discovered in “an underground tunnel” near the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

It said troops uncovered information about Al Zaydani's son Hamzah that “raised serious concerns for his life". Military spokesman Col. Nadav Shoshani said the army was looking into the identity of a second set of remains recovered.

Al Zaydani and his son were taken captive on Oct. 7, 2023, among 250 captives.

Israel believes a third of the remaining 100 captives are dead.

The body's recovery comes as Israel and Hamas are considering a ceasefire deal that would free the hostages and halt the fighting in Gaza.

However, Yosef and Hamzah Al Zaydani were believed to still be alive and their return could ramp up the pressure on Israel to move ahead on a deal.

Yosef Al Zaydani's name was on a list of 34 captives shared by a Hamas official with The Associated Press that the group said were slated for release.

Many families of captives say the continuation of the Israeli war on Gaza puts the lives of the remaining captives at risk. They have demanded throughout the conflict that Israel reach a deal with Hamas to free their loved ones.