A Palestinian walks amid debris after an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) CORRECTION: Corrects to Saturday, not Monday.
Intense Israeli strikes Friday night and Saturday in central and northern Gaza killed several people and wounded dozens more, according to local health officials.
Palestinians inspect the scene of an Israeli airstrike near al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Palestinians save belongings from destroyed buildings at the scene of an Israeli airstrike at al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Palestinians inspect the scene of an Israeli airstrike near al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Palestinians save belongings from destroyed buildings at the scene of an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Palestinians inspect the scene of an Israeli airstrike near al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Palestinians inspect the scene of an Israeli airstrike near al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)A Palestinian boy stands amid destroyed buildings at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) CORRECTION: Corrects to Saturday, not Monday.Palestinians inspect destroyed buildings at the scene of an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)A Palestinian woman inspects the scene of an Israeli airstrike near al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Palestinians inspect the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)A boy rides a bicycle near the scene of an Israeli airstrike near al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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