Israeli occupation forces continued Monday to violate the “ceasefire” agreement in the devastated and besieged Gaza Strip through sustained artillery fire, drone activity, and live‑fire attacks across several areas of the enclave, after a deadly twenty‑four hours in which nineteen Palestinians were killed, including two who died today from wounds sustained in earlier Israeli attacks, and more than thirty‑five others were injured in a series of airstrikes.
Medical sources confirmed that Sa’id Ahmad al‑Batsh died Monday from wounds he sustained nearly a month ago when Israeli forces bombed Gaza City.
The sources added that Ahmad Bilal al‑Kafarna also died of injuries from an earlier Israeli attack on al‑Thawra Street in central Gaza.
On Monday, two Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces in the al‑Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
A heartbreaking video from Gaza shows children crying over the body of their father as relatives mourn his death, offering another glimpse into the devastating human impact of Israel’s genocide.
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Residents reported that Israeli artillery targeted eastern Khan Younis while military drones flew at low altitude over the western parts of the city.
Israeli armored vehicles also opened fire northeast of al‑Bureij refugee camp, southeast of Deir al‑Balah in central Gaza, and in areas east of Gaza City.
Humanitarian officials warned that conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate. Justin Brady, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Palestine, said Gaza is facing a food‑security emergency approaching Phase Five, the international classification for famine.
He explained that sixty‑seven percent of Gaza’s population is experiencing food insecurity, while ten percent—more than two hundred thousand people—are on the brink of famine.
Brady stressed that the slight statistical improvement seen in recent assessments does not indicate real recovery, noting that humanitarian aid is the only factor preventing a full collapse.
He added that the World Food Programme has reached roughly seventy‑five percent of Gaza’s population since November through food distributions and cash‑assistance programs.
The UN official warned that any reduction in aid would cause rapid deterioration, given the extreme fragility of living conditions in the Strip.
In its daily statistical report, the Health Ministry’s daily, said Israeli attacks killed nineteen Palestinians, and two who died of earlier wounds, and injured more than thirty‑five, while three homes and residential units were destroyed in more than ten Israeli airstrikes across the Strip.
The same report states that since the “ceasefire” on October 11, 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 1,250 Palestinians, including 270 children, 134 women, and 38 elderly people, and wounded 4,110, including 1,147 children, 700 women, and 175 elderly people, while 804 bodies were recovered from the rubble of bombarded homes, buildings, and streets.
Since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the cumulative number of Palestinians killed has reached at least 73,375, with more than 174,220 wounded.
Ambulance and civil‑defense crews said many victims remain trapped under rubble and in open areas because Israeli fire continues to prevent rescue teams from reaching them.
