Sources for Wafa state that the dead were civilians, about a dozen people are said to have also been injured in connection with the attack.
According to AFP, the attack is said to have been directed at a school where people sought shelter and 17 people are said to have been killed.
“At least 17 martyrs, among them eight children and more than 30 have been injured. Most women and children. An Israeli robot struck Al-Zeitoun school in Gaza City,” said Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, according to AFP.