At least 30 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza, hospital officials said, marking one of the highest death tolls since a ceasefire began in October.The strikes, which came a day after Israel accused Hamas of new ceasefire violations, hit multiple locations throughout Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis, officials at hospitals that received the bodies told the Associated Press. An airstrike also hit a police station in Gaza City, killing at least 14 and wounding others, Shifa Hospital director Mahamed Abu Selmiya said. Smoke rises from the Ghaith camp housing displaced Palestinians after an Israeli air strike on Khan Younis. Abed Rahim Khatibpicture alliance via Getty Images The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that the strikes were in response to what it said was a violation of the ceasefire agreement by Hamas after the army killed at least four terrorists emerging from a tunnel in an Israel-controlled area of Rafah."The terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip systematically violate international law, brutally exploiting civilian infrastructure and the Gazan population as human shields for terrorist activities," the IDF said, adding that it will continue to act against any violation of the ceasefire agreement.Nasser Hospital said the strike on the tent camp caused a fire to break out, killing seven, including a father, his three children and three grandchildren. Meanwhile,
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