Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian woman in Gaza City

The young daughter of the woman was rescued from the massive fire that broke out inside the apartment due to the strike.

Hospital officials announced that a woman was killed and two others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza.

Anatolian Turkish Ambassador Arjan, citing a source at al-Shafa Hospital, reported that 33-year-old Reem Asad Awad was killed in an attack early Wednesday morning in al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City.

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The attack caused widespread destruction of the apartment in question and nearby buildings, the source said.

The slain woman's daughter was rescued from the huge fire that broke out after the attack.

Israel says it is investigating the attack and claims it targeted a member of Hamas, without providing evidence.

Al Jazeera's Ebrahim al-Khalili, reporting from Gaza City, said the attack took place at 4:00 a.m. (01:00 GMT).

Israel has killed 1,501 Palestinians in Gaza since it signed a ceasefire with the Palestinian group Hamas last October. The ceasefire was part of a broader US-backed bid to end Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.

Negotiations aimed at advancing to the second phase of the US plan, which includes the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the disarmament of Hamas, have been halted.

The agreement states that 600 trucks of humanitarian aid are to be allowed into Gaza every day, but Israeli authorities continue to impose severe restrictions on supplies entering Gaza, and reconstruction of the war-torn territories has not begun.