Israeli strikes and artillery shelling were reported throughout Wednesday, wounding dozens and killing at least eight children and a paramedic. The IDF said that the strikes are a response to an Israeli officer being severely wounded in northern Gaza

Israeli fire killed 10 Palestinians in Gaza Wednesday morning, Palestinian media outlets reported after an IDF reserve officer was said to be severely wounded in the northern Gaza Strip overnight.

According to a statement by the Israeli military, militants opened fire at IDF troops conducting "routine operational activity near the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip," wounding a reserve officer.

The statement added that "IDF armored units and IAF aircraft conducted precise strikes" in response to the incident. Israeli strikes were reported across the Gaza Strip, with seven people being killed in Gaza City and three others being killed in Khan Yunis, according to Quds News.

Two men and a 12-year-old boy killed in Israeli shelling in Kizan Abu Rashwan, south of Khan Yunis, were evacuated to the city's Nasser Hospital, the Shehab News Agency reported.

According to the outlet, the three were killed as a result of Israeli artillery shelling on homes in the area. Fire from Israeli military vehicles was also reported in central and southern Khan Yunis, and the Israeli Navy is reportedly shelling the city's coast.

Israeli fire killed seven people in Gaza City, including a 13-year-old girl and a five-month-old infant, Palestinian media reported, adding that others were severely wounded. The casualties were reportedly evacuated to Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital.

According to Shehab, Israeli artillery and drones struck houses as well as tents housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza City.

Artillery shelling was also reported in the Tuffah and Zeitoun neighborhoods on the city's outskirts. A fire reportedly broke out in one of the houses in the area.

Heavy artillery shelling was also reported east of al-Bureij Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip.