At least 14 dead in reported airstrike in northern Gaza, Hamas-controlled health ministry says

An airstrike killed at least 14 people in northern Gaza early Saturday, according to a senior official in the territory's Hamas-controlled health ministry.

The strike hit the city of Jabalya in northern Gaza, Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, general director of the Ministry of Health, told CNN. He was speaking from a medical field point in the area, where most hospitals are out of action.

“We have until this moment received 14 bodies, mainly women and children, and nine injuries as a result of an airstrike that targeted two houses in northern Jabalya,” the official said.

“The houses have been hosting many displaced residents from the area. The airstrike happened at around 7 a.m. (midnight ET) and all the injuries and bodies arrived to our medical point in northern Jabalya. There are many more under the rubble, and residents and civil defense crews are working to try to pull out more people.”

Video of the Gaza skyline early Saturday showed several plumes of thick smoke rising from parts of northern Gaza.

CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment on any targets struck in the Jabalya area Saturday morning.