Al-Awda Hospital

Palestinian sources said that Israeli strikes in Gaza on Thursday killed at least 45 people including hospital workers and journalists for a militant-linked broadcaster.

Five staff at one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals were among those killed, the facility's director said, more than two months into an Israeli operation in the area.

A Palestinian TV channel affiliated with a militant group said five of its journalists were killed on Dec. 26 in an Israeli strike on their vehicle in Gaza, with Israel's military saying it had targeted a "terrorist cell."

On Friday, Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip resulted in the deaths of at least 33 people, coinciding with the announcement of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death. Among those killed, 21 were women, according to health authorities in Gaza, specifically from an attack on the Jabalia refugee area. The strike injured 85 people and led to the collapse of three family homes.

The tanks are near the Al-Awda Hospital, a central landmark of Rafah

The United Nations has halted food distribution in Rafah due to a severe shortage of supplies and insecurity in the area, as reported by Voice of America (VOA).