At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza as Western countries recognise Palestinian statehood.
Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed Western countries that have recently recognised Palestinian statehood. At least 17 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza on Thursday, according to local health officials, who feare dozens more could be trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. According to the Al-Aqsa
Martyrs Hospital, at least 12 people, including eight children, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent and a house in the central town of Zawaida. While in the southern city of Khan Younis, another Israeli strike hit an apartment building, killing four people, according to the Nasser Hospital, where the bodies were taken.