Gaza: Children among five killed in Israeli strike in Beit Lahia

Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli airstrike targeted a group of civilians in a northern part of the Palestinian territory late on Wednesday, killing five people including three children.

Gaza remains gripped by daily violence despite a 10 October ceasefire, as the Israeli military has been carrying out violations in the form of strikes, gunfire, and deliberate home demolitions.

"Five Palestinians, including three children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group of civilians near Al-Qassam mosque in Beit Lahia," the agency, which operates as a rescue service under Hamas authority, said in a statement.

"Their bodies were taken to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City," it said, without specifying how old the children were.

The hospital confirmed it received the bodies.

The Israeli military told AFP it was checking the reports.

At least 786 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began six months ago, according to Gaza's health ministry.