DUBAI, October 6. /TASS/. The death toll from the Israeli strike on a mosque in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central part of the Gaza Strip has risen to 21, Al Jazeera reported.

Earlier, it was reported that 16 people were killed.

According to the TV channel, there were displaced persons in the mosque. It is also noted that dozens were injured in the attack.

Earlier, the press service of the Israeli army reported that the Air Force struck the command centers of the Palestinian movement Hamas in the area of the city of Deir al-Balah. The statement said the strike targeted a command center inside the compound, which previously served as the Ibn Rushd school, as well as a center in the Shuhada al-Aqsa mosque.