At least 73 Palestinians were killed on Saturday by Israeli bombing in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said.

The Israeli army bombed some residential areas in Beit Lahia, also leaving dozens of others wounded or missing, most of whom are children and women, the media office said in a statement.

Hamas held Israel, the U.S. administration, and some European countries fully responsible for the continuation of the crime, it added.

There was no immediate Israeli comment on the attack.