Israeli military airstrikes kill at least 70 in Gaza [Video]

Israeli military strikes killed at least 70 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said, in an intensification of the bombardment as U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Middle East.

Medics said most of the deaths, which included women and children, resulted from a barrage of Israeli airstrikes that targeted several houses in the Jabalia area in northern Gaza.

“Some victims are still on the road and under the rubble where rescue and civil emergency teams can’t reach [them],” the health ministry statement said.

The Israeli military had no immediate comment and said it was trying to verify the reports.

WATCH l Conflicting claims on hospital targeted in earlier strikes: Israeli military strikes killed at least 60 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said.

Reuters television footage showed residents returning to the ruins of their homes. Some sifted through the remains of walls …