Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City May 17, 2021. © Reuters / Suhaib Salem

Gaza City, May 18 (RHC)-- The Israeli military has carried out more strikes against targets in Gaza on Monday, destroying at least two buildings, while Palestinian armed group Hamas fired almost 200 rockets into Israeli territory.

At least two people were killed and 10 others wounded following an Israeli attack on a commercial building in Gaza City, which hosted, among others, the offices of the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS).  The building was “severely damaged” by the strike, the group said, with the humanitarian office there being “destroyed.”

“Targeting civilian objects is a blatant violation of the humanitarian law,” QRCS said in a statement. Despite the incident, the QRCS added it will continue to “provide relief aid to the affected people in the Gaza Strip.”