Medical sources reported that two Palestinians were killed on Saturday in separate Israeli attacks in central and southern Gaza, as gunfire, artillery shelling, and military incursions continued across the coastal enclave.
In central Gaza, local sources said an Israeli quadcopter drone opened fire on Palestinian farmer Hamouda Fayeq Al-Attar while he was working on agricultural land east of Deir Al-Balah. Medical sources said Al-Attar was taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital after he was killed.
Local sources also reported that Israeli military vehicles advanced east of Al-Musaddar village and farther into areas east of Deir Al-Balah and the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, accompanied by heavy gunfire toward Palestinian homes.
In northern Gaza, an Israeli military quadcopter drone dropped an explosive bomb behind Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia.
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In southern Gaza, medical sources said an Israeli drone attack killed a Palestinian near the Ard At-Tayba displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis.
Separate field reports described Israeli artillery shelling and gunfire in eastern Gaza City, particularly near the Tuffah and Shuja’iyya neighborhoods.
In Khan Younis, local sources reported artillery shelling in areas east and northeast of the city, along with gunfire from Israeli military vehicles and tanks.
The attacks came one day after five Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli attacks across Gaza, including three members of one family near Al-Qarara, northeast of Khan Younis.
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said hospitals in the coastal enclave received the bodies of 10 Palestinians during the previous 48 hours: nine people killed during that period and one person recovered from beneath the rubble. It added that 18 wounded Palestinians were admitted to hospitals during the same period.
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The Health Ministry added that Israeli attacks since the “ceasefire” took effect on October 11 have killed 1,313 Palestinians and wounded 4,361. During the same period, the bodies of 815 Palestinians have been recovered.
It stated that the cumulative toll since the genocide began on October 7, 2023, has reached 73,449 Palestinians killed and 174,472 wounded.
The ministry said Palestinians remain trapped beneath the rubble and in the streets, while ambulance and civil defense crews are still unable to reach them.
