At least nine charity workers have been killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, the enclave’s Government Media Office said Saturday, making it the deadliest incident since the ceasefire went into effect in January.

An NGO says six volunteers were "deliberately targeted" and killed while on their way to deliver aid. The Israeli military says it struck two individuals who it identified as "terrorists" and later struck several other suspects.

Witnesses said the people were in a car and on a mission for a charity in Beit Lahiya, and they were accompanied by journalists and photographers when the strike hit them.