News Center- At least 12 Palestinians, including a journalist, were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting different areas in the Gaza Strip early on Friday, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA.

Omar Al-Deirawi, Palestinian journalist and photographer, was among three people killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house belonging to the Shalt family in the town of Al-Zawaida, central Gaza, the news agency reported.

According to the agency, four people were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house belonging to the Salman family in Deir Al-Balah; one person was killed in an Israeli strike targeting a house near Abdul Aal Junction on Al-Jalaa Street, west of Gaza City; another person was killed in Israeli airstrike targeting the Abu Al-Ajeen area, east of Deir Al-Balah.

Israeli airstrikes near Aleppo

According to local sources, Israeli airstrikes targeted a defense facility and a scientific research center near the city of al-Safirah, Aleppo, late Thursday. The local sources also report the ongoing clashes between Israeli soldiers and armed groups near the city.