Ten people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza on Sunday, including six children who were waiting to fill water containers near a refugee camp, emergency service workers said.

The Israel Defense Forces said that there had been a “technical error” that caused a strike which was aimed at an Islamic Jihad “terrorist”.

Israel’s military said a “technical error” had caused munition to land dozens of meters from its target. The victims were gathered near a water distribution point, health workers said.