In Pictures: Israeli airstrikes hit central Gaza amid ceasefire tensions

Israeli forces carried out multiple airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday causing civilian casualties and damage to residential areas amid accusations of ceasefire violations

Israeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians today, including children, according to Gaza health officials

One of the strikes hit a residential house in the central Gaza Strip, causing significant destruction and prompting urgent rescue and recovery efforts

Rubble lay at the site of the destroyed home in central Gaza as residents and neighbours sifted through debris to locate belongings and assess damage following the strike

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed Palestinians in southern central and northern parts of the territory including in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis

Health officials and family members said that at least one child was among those killed during the strikes that hit various parts of the densely populated enclave

Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the ceasefire, which took effect on Oct. 10. Continued Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 400 Palestinians, according to local health officials

Israeli military statements indicated that strikes were carried out after Hamas militants allegedly fired projectiles that did not reach Israeli territory, which Israel said violated the fragile ceasefire

The renewed violence underscored the fragile state of the ceasefire and heightened fears of further escalation as civilians in Gaza faced continued displacement and destruction of homes