<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Israeli air strikes killed nine people before dawn on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, according to the health ministry of the Hamas-controlled territory.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Israeli military announced it had carried out strikes against Palestinian "Islamic Jihad targets" in the area, without giving further details. An AFP journalist in Gaza saw the top of a building on fire after the strikes and ambulances evacuating victims. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>