Three of the dead - a woman and two children - and several others were injured in extensive bombardments in the Katiba area of western Gaza City, medical workers in the area said , according to Reuters .
In a separate incident, a girl was reportedly killed in Dayr al-Balah. Two other people were injured there.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it had attacked several targets in Gaza to eliminate threats to Israeli security forces.
More than 1,300 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in October last year, according to health officials in the Gaza Strip.
