Local health officials in Gaza say that Israeli forces have killed at least 40 people overnight, including a well-known journalist who Israel said was a militant as well as people who witnesses say were seeking humanitarian aid.

Five Al Jazeera journalists, including prominent correspondent Anas al-Sharif, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night, alongside a sixth freelance journalist. The Israeli military said it had targeted Sharif,

Israel said it killed five Al Jazeera journalists in an airstrike in Gaza City, including one who it claimed headed a Hamas cell. Before the strike, Al Jazeera had rejected Israel’s claim that journalist Anas Al Sharif had any connections to Hamas.