Pakistan, Oct. 10 -- At least eight Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded in a series of Israeli strikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and Friday, according to medical sources and Gaza's civil defense service.

The latest casualty occurred on Friday when Israeli forces stationed east of the central Gaza Strip opened live fire at a group of Palestinians near the Al-Maghazi and Al-Bureij refugee camps.

Local sources reported that one Palestinian was killed after being shot in the neck, while several others sustained injuries during the shooting.

Friday's fatal incident follows a wave of attacks across the enclave on Thursday, Gaza's civil defense rescue service said on Thursday that seven people were kil...