Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 17, Including Pregnant Woman

Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip continued on Wednesday, resulting in significant casualties, according to Palestinian sources. 

The WAFA news agency reported that 17 people were killed in attacks, with seven deaths in Gaza City alone. 

Among the victims was a pregnant woman, as Israel presses its offensive in the region.

The Israeli army said it had attacked more than 150 targets in Gaza City over the past two days, including “terrorists and military structures.”

Israel has been conducting a major ground offensive in the city since Monday night.

The information was provided by the Israeli military and the WAFA news agency could not be independently verified.

An independent commission of inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday that Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Four of the five genocidal acts listed in the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide have been carried out since Oct. 7, 2023.

The three-member commission determined.

Israel denied the accusations of genocide, instead accusing Islamist group Hamas of genocide when it carried out the Oct. 7, terrorist attacks. 

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