At least 100 killed in widespread Gaza strikes over past day, Hamas-run authorities say

Gaza’s Hamas-run authorities says widespread Israeli airstrikes overnight and into this morning killed at least 100 people, as the death toll continues to rise, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

The figures cannot be independently verified and do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF.

The strikes come at the start of a widened Israeli offensive in Gaza.

According to Israeli officials, the operation will see the IDF “conquer” Gaza and retain the territory, attack Hamas, prevent the terror group from taking control of humanitarian aid supplies, and move Palestinians from Gaza’s north to its south.