Palestinian refugees in Gaza endured a night of horror on Christmas Eve as Israeli airstrikes hit residential areas, killing and wounding many.

Residents of Al-Maghazi and Al-Bureij refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip told Xinhua that they fled their homes at dawn on Monday after a "hellish night".

Islam Al-Hamid, a 40-year-old mother of three from Al-Maghazi said the Israeli military warned...