Updated: On Monday, Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians, and injured several others, in Khan Younis and launched heavy fire and naval bombardments in Rafah, in Gaza’s southern and southeastern areas, killing two Palestinian and injuring others, on the 17th day of “ceasefire.”
An Israeli drone targeted a group of Palestinians inspecting their damaged homes in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis.
Al-Jazeera has confirmed that the attack in Abasan was carried out by an Israeli military drone and that it led to the killing of two Palestinians.
Medical sources have confirmed that one of the slain Palestinians has been identified as Saqer Anwar Qdeih, and added that four others were injured; some of the wounded are in critical conditions.
Simultaneously, Israeli military vehicles opened sustained machine-gun fire toward eastern Khan Younis, while Israeli warships shelled the coast of Rafah.
“We don’t view that as a violation of the ceasefire.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington is OK with an Israeli attack on Gaza on Saturday that Israel claims targeted an Islamic Jihad member plotting an attack.
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Furthermore, the Health Ministry in Gaza announced its decision to bury in a mass grave the bodies of 41 unidentified slain Palestinians handed over by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement
On Friday, October 13, four Palestinians—including a child—were killed in the Gaza Strip: two by an Israeli drone strike, and two others, including a child, by explosive remnants of previous Israeli bombardment.
Since the ceasefire took effect on October 11, 2025, the Israeli army has killed 94 Palestinians and injured 324. Additionally, the bodies of 449 Palestinians have been recovered from the rubble of bombarded homes and buildings.
As of late October 2025, more than 68,519 Palestinians have been killed, nearly a third of them children, with 170,382 others wounded, since October 7, 2023. Over 193,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, including homes, schools, and hospitals.
Only 14 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals remain partially functional, and those in the south are overwhelmed.
