At least 16 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Saturday, according to local health officials. The 20-month war with

Israeli attacks have killed at least 42 people across Gaza since dawn, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as the United Nations General Assembly prepares for a vote urging an unconditional ceasefire in the besieged enclave.

In central Gaza, the Al-Awda Hospital said 13 people were killed and 200 others injured by Israeli forces near an aid site in the Netzarim Corridor area. An Israeli airstrike also killed 12 people in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, a medical source at Nasser Medical Complex said.