Israeli bombardments in the early hours today killed 32 Palestinians in Gaza, including 20 at a UN school, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas entered its 23rd day.
A shelling shortly after 5:30 am (0230 GMT) killed 20 people at the UN school being used as a shelter for those displaced by the war, medics said, without giving immediate details.
A UN official confirmed the shelling, saying it hit a bathroom and two classrooms on the site in Jabalia refugee camp, but gave a lower initial toll of 16 dead.
A shelling earlier in the northern Gaza Strip killed an 11-year-old handicapped girl, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said, with a subsequent shelling in the centre of the small coastal territory killing a 16-year-old girl.
A strike shortly afterwards in the southern city of Khan Yunis killed nine members of a single family, Qudra said, including one child who could not immediately be identified.
A middle-aged man was killed early in the morning in the southern city of Rafah.
The violent attacks by Israel show no sign of abating
