CAIRO - Egypt condemned on Sunday Israel's bombing of a residential area in the northern Gaza Strip, which killed and injured more than a hundred Palestinians, as well as its continued targeting of defenseless civilians and civilian facilities in the strip.

In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry stressed the need to activate international accountability tools, end the suffering of civilians in Gaza, and stop Israel from targeting civilians and violating international law.

Egypt also renewed its call for the international community to stop the "Israeli aggression".

Eighty-seven Palestinians were killed and more than 40 others injured on Saturday when the Israeli jet fighters raided a residential area in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, according to the Gaza-based health authorities.

Israel has been launching a large-scale offensive against Hamas in Gaza to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and around 250 others taken hostage.

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the enclave has risen to 42,603, the Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Sunday.