Israeli Strikes Kill Pregnant Woman

(FNA)- The death toll in Gaza hit over 830 after Israel struck the home of a pregnant woman.

Surgeons managed to save the life of the 23-year-old woman’s unborn child after an air strike hit a house in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah, emergency services spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra said.

A separate attack killed a senior spokesperson for Islamic Jihad, the second largest armed group in Gaza after Hamas. Salah Hasanein’s sons, 12 and 15, were also killed in the strike on Rafah, south Gaza, Qudra said.

Islamic Jihad has confirmed the deaths, according to Middle East Eye.

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights says 81.5 percent of those killed in Gaza have been civilians and 24 percent children. The UN says more than 170,000 people have been displaced since Israel launched their military assault on 7 July.

On Friday morning Gaza’s Health Ministry said 52 entire families have been killed in the past 18 days. They said the size of families have ranged from four to 21 people.

Gaza's emergency services are struggling to cope with a huge influx of patients, with more than 5,200 injured now, and the International Red Cross has warned of stretched resources.