Smoke seen rising over Gaza near border with Israel

Smoke was seen rising over the Gaza skyline near the border with southern Israel on Saturday.

It comes as Israel continued attacks across Gaza on Saturday.

An overnight strike killed at least nine people in Maghazi, including women and children, according to staff at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital where they were taken and an Associated Press reporter who saw the bodies.

The Gaza's health ministry said Saturday that 48 people had been killed in the past 24 hours by Israeli fire.

Meanwhile, Israel said its troops had begun operating in the northern city of Beit Hanoun, citing intelligence that fighters and Hamas infrastructure were in the area.