Around 40 people died in Israeli air strikes on Gaza

Kathmandu: Around 40 people have died in Israeli air strikes on Gaza.

BBC cited the hospital sources saying that more than 40 people died in Israeli air strikes overnight, with reports of around 36 bodies taken to the hospital.

Likewise, Israel warned that its forces would attack with an intense force, ordered people to vacate parts of Gaza City.

The air attacks were launched as an Israeli blockade on aid entering Gaza continues.