Gaza rescuers say: At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes in Jabaliya area

Gaza's civil defense agency said on Sunday that Israeli airstrikes in the Jabaliya area in the north of the territory killed at least 17 people, including nine children.

"There are 17 martyrs, including nine children, in Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya," civil defense agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP. 

Israeli forces have encircled Jabaliya in response to indications that Hamas was rebuilding there.

AFP