Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza overnight killed 18 people, including the mayor of the Nuseirat refugee camp, hospital officials said Friday.
The strikes targeted the Nuseirat and Maghazi refugee camps and the towns of Deir al-Balah and Zawayda, according to The Associated Press. Iyad al-Mughari, mayor of the Nuseirat camp, was killed along with four children and one woman, hospital officials said, AP reported.
The IDF said Friday it had killed dozens of Hamas fighters in central Gaza, according to Israeli media.