More than 100 Palestinians in Gaza, including 50 from one family, were reported killed on Wednesday as Israeli forces continued to attack on the Strip from land, sea, and air hours after an agreement was reached for a ceasefire to begin on Thursday.
Wafa, a Palestinian news agency, said 81 people had been killed since midnight as houses were targeted in the center of the strip. A further 60 were believed to be dead after bombing in and around the Jabaliya refugee camp in the north.
Riyad Al-Maliki, the Palestinian foreign minister, said during a visit to London that 52 of the victims at Jabaliya were from the same Qadoura family. “I have the list of the names—52 of them. They were wiped out completely, from grandfather to grandchildren,” he said.
Deadly bombings were also reported at al-Nuseirat refugee camp, killing nine people.
