At least 29 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

RAMALLAH - At least 29 Palestinians were killed early on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes on tents housing displaced people in several areas of Gaza, including Beit Lahiya, Deir Al-Balah and the town of Al-Zawayda, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

According to WAFA, 20 people were killed in a heavy airstrike on a home in Beit Lahiya, located in the northern part of Gaza, two people were killed when a tent in central Deir al-Balah was hit and four people were killed and others injured in a similar attack on a tent in al-Zawayda.

The Palestinian health ministry said at least four people were killed on Tuesday during an Israeli military raid and airstrikes on the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian ministry said two people had been killed in the city of Qabatiya and two others in the Tammoun area.

Violence has surged in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza, with almost daily sweeps by Israeli forces that have involved thousands of arrests and regular gunbattles between security forces and Palestinian fighters.