DHAKA: Fifteen women and children were among 22 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza Wednesday, hiking the overall death toll to 43 in two days.

The emergency services said, reports The Straits Times.

More than 370 people have been wounded.

Among the dead was at least one militant, as well as nine children and six women, emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told media.

It was not immediately clear whether the other fatalities were civilians or militants.

BDST: 2117 HRS, JULY 09, 2014