Gaza, October 17 (QNA) - The Israeli occupation army launched airstrikes Saturday, striking a group of Palestinians on Al-Baraka Street, south of Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza.

Palestinian medical sources said the strikes targeted central and southern Gaza, killing a child and wounding others, including a girl in critical condition.

Meanwhile, the General Directorate of Police in the Gaza Strip said Israeli warplanes struck a police post in the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah, killing at least one person and wounding others.

Gaza hospital sources reported that five Palestinians had been killed and others wounded since early today in Israeli gunfire and shelling across several parts of the enclave.

Palestinian medical sources said the death toll from Israel's military offensive against the Gaza Strip had risen to 74,469. (QNA)