"The civil defence teams recovered 17 martyrs, including children, and several others who were wounded from the three-story home of the Abdul Hadi family, which was bombed by a missile from an (Israeli) warplane in Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza," agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said in a statement.

Bassal said the bodies of those killed and the wounded were taken to Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat camp and to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir el-Balah.

Medics at Al-Awda confirmed the toll.

Bassal earlier told AFP that several air strikes rocked central and northern parts of Gaza since the early hours of Tuesday.

Witnesses and rescuers also said Israeli military operations continued in Jabaliya, where troops launched a ground assault in recent days.

Over the past day, Israeli forces killed "approximately 20" Palestinians in air strikes in Jabaliya, the military said in a statement.

On Sunday, the military claimed troops had encircled Jabaliya in response to indications Hamas was regrouping there despite a year of strikes and hard fighting.

In a separate statement, the military claimed it had killed three Hamas militants who had participated in October 7.

*This story was edited by Ahram Online

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