Nine Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a police station in northern Gaza, health officials and first responders say.Several other people were also wounded when missiles hit the market area of Jabalia town.

The Israeli military accused Palestinian militant groups of exploiting civilians and civil properties for military purposes, an allegation Hamas and other factions deny.

At least 27 Palestinians were killed and several others wounded in the latest Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Saturday, sources and officials said. In one of the attacks, an Israeli airstrike targeted a cafe in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians, a medical source told Anadolu.