Gaza rescuers say 44 killed in Israeli strikes

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed 44 people across the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Tuesday.

"Civil defence teams have transferred (to hospitals) at least 44 dead, mostly children and women, as well as dozens of wounded, following new massacres committed by the occupation" across Gaza since 1:00 am (2200 GMT Monday), agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP.