An Israeli strike killed 15 people, including women and children, gathered outside a health center in the central Gazan city of Deir Al Balah on Thursday, according to medical staff and officials in the enclave.

Eight children were among 15 people reportedly killed while queuing outside a clinic in the central town of Deir al-Balah.

At least seven children were killed by an Israeli strike in broad daylight while waiting in line for nutritional supplements near a medical centre in central Gaza on Thursday, health officials say.