Pakistan, March 9 -- Israeli air strikes and tank shelling killed six Palestinians, including two young girls, in separate attacks in Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to local health officials. The incidents marked the deadliest violence reported in Gaza since the United States and Israel launched a military campaign against Iran about a week earlier. Medical authorities said several other civilians were also injured during the strikes. The attacks occurred near areas where displaced families were sheltering in crowded temporary camps.

Health officials in Gaza City reported that an Israeli air strike targeted an area near Al-Azhar University in the western part of the city. The attack killed three men, including...