At least 60 bodies of Palestinians were found on the streets and in houses after the Israeli army withdrew from some neighbourhoods in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, the Civil Defence Service in Gaza said.
The Civil Defence Service said on Friday that its crew members began to recover the deceased from the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood and some areas west of the city following the withdrawal of Israeli army forces.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Friday that its troops started a “counterterrorism” operation in the area earlier this week after intelligence indicated that Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants and infrastructure were embedded inside the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City.