Hamas has claimed Israeli airstrikes have hit buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp near Gaza City for a second day in a row, causing many deaths and injuries.

The toll from Wednesday's strikes was not immediately known. Al-Jazeera television, which is still reporting from northern Gaza, aired videos of devastation and of several wounded people, including children, being brought to a nearby hospital. 

The strike came after Israel's air force chief accused Hamas of using civilians as part of its war against the Jewish state, following the IDF's admission that it carried out Tuesday's attack on the same camp that killed at least 50 people.

On Tuesday, a large explosion ripped through the densely packed camp before nightfall, tearing facades off nearby buildings and leaving a deep crater. 

Wails filled the air as hundreds of bystanders and volunteers clawed at concrete blocks and twisted metal looking for survivors, witnesses said.

The IDF says the Tuesday strike killed a Hamas commander involved in the October 7 terror attacks that killed 1,400 in Israel.

Hamas later claimed seven of the hostages taken from Israel by Hamas terrorists on October 7 were also killed in the strike, including three foreign passport holders.

A Hamas spokesman said today: 'Seven detainees were killed in the Jabalia massacre yesterday, including three holders of foreign passports.' 

Meanwhile, Benjamin Netanyahu promised to deliver victory against Hamas despite the IDF's 'painful losses' since entering Gaza.

So far, 15 soldiers have been killed fighting in the enclave, including 11 that were killed in a single incident when Hamas hit a personnel carrier with a missile.




Hamas has claimed Israeli airstrikes have hit buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp near Gaza City for a second day in a row, causing many deaths and injuries. Pictured: Palestinians are seen at the site of Israeli airstrikes in the Jabalia refugee camp, November 1





The toll from Wednesday's strikes was not immediately known. AL Jazeera News Today-Jazeera television, which is still reporting from northern Gaza, aired videos of devastation and of several wounded people, including children, being brought to a nearby hospital





On Tuesday, a large explosion ripped through the densely packed camp before nightfall , tearing facades off nearby buildings and leaving a deep crater





Israeli army self-propelled artillery howitzers move in a convoy with other vehicles along a road by the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on November 1





A picture taken from southern Israel shows an Israeli army helicopter launching flares over the Gaza Strip on November 1

'We have so many important achievements, but also painful losses. We know that every soldier of ours is an entire world,' the Israeli Prime Minister said in a televised address after the army confirmed the troops were killed in ground fighting.

'We will continue until victory,' he added.

The claimed second strike came after Israel's air force chief accused Hamas of using civilians as part of its war against the Jewish state, following the IDF's admission that it carried out an airstrike on a refugee camp that killed more than 50 people.

In the wake of the strike that further stoked anger at the Israeli military's bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Brigadier General Eyal Greenbaum insisted every target in the territory was being assessed in advance to minimise civilian losses. Greenbaum told The Times that every strike goes through 11 or 12 stages of approval being being authorised by Israeli commanders.

He insisted that the IDF were closely following the international rules of war that state the rate of civilian deaths be proportional to the target's military importance.

Since the October 7 Hamas terror attack, Gaza has suffered weeks of relentless bombardment by Israel that has cost the lives of more than 8,500 people, including more than 3,500 children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. 

Israel has long accused Hamas of using civilians as human shields, launching rocket attacks from - and setting up command centres in - civilian buildings.

Critics of Israel say that this accusation is used by the IDF to give itself carte blanche to attack targets across the region, regardless of the number of civilian casualties that could result from an attack.

But Greenbaum blamed Hamas for the civilian losses, saying that it has chosen to make the people of Gaza part of its war machine.

'It's not a campaign, it's a war in Israel right now,' he told The Times.

'We insist on keeping the process of how we select targets. These are our values. Unfortunately, there are a lot of casualties. We try to avoid these casualties. But Hamas-Isis uses civilians to be part of this war. Despite this decision we try to avoid civilian casualties, but unfortunately sometimes in this war it happens.'









Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to deliver victory against Hamas despite the IDF's 'painful losses' since entering Gaza, after 11 soldiers were killed on Tuesday. Above, an IDF battle tank is seen moving into position in Israel









Above, a group of Israeli soldiers are seen inside the Gaza strip in photos released by the IDF









A view from the ground operation of Israeli forces as the Israeli army's air, sea and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip continue on its 26th day in Gaza City, Gaza on November 1









Israeli soldiers are seen walking in Gaza during the on-going ground operation









An Israeli tank maneuvers next to the Gaza Strip, as seen from Sderot, southern Israel

He did admit that the current campaign has 'used more ammunition and struck more targets' than previous incarnations of the conflict.