Israeli strikes reportedly kill at least 30 in north Gaza as fleeing Palestinians describe dire conditions

Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including on a home where displaced families were sheltering, health officials in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory said Tuesday. Ten people were killed early Tuesday, including four children and two women, and a strike late Monday on the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya killed at least 20 people, including eight women and six children, the health officials said.

The Israeli military said it targeted a weapons storage facility in northern Gaza from which a militant had operated, and that "numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians."

Israel has been waging a massive offensive in northern Gaza — which was already the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory — for nearly a month.