UPDATE 11:53 PM
The Israeli onslaught continued through the day and into the night on Saturday, as Israeli forces continued their relentless bombardment of all parts of the Gaza Strip, including those that the Israeli military had designated as ‘safe zones’.
Five Palestinians were killed and others injured on Saturday evening in an Israeli airstrike on the Mawasi area in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
A Wafa news correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes targeted a tent housing displaced persons and a house in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, killing five civilians and wounding more than 20 others.
7:50 PM
Two citizens were killed and others injured on Saturday evening in Israeli shelling east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, and Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted a group of citizens near the cultural center in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, killing Muhannad Abdul Aziz al-Najjar and wounding others.
In addition, Israeli occupation forces are still besieging the Shujaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, and are firing bullets and bombs from drones, which resulted in the injury of a woman near the Shujaiya bus station, while a citizen from the Abu Ghanima family was killed when the occupation bombed two homes belonging to the Halas and Al-Sarsawi families near Al-Salem Mosque.
The Israeli occupation army also blew up a number of houses north of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
4:57 PM
Six Palestinians were killed and others injured on Saturday in Israeli shelling that targeted a group of civilians south of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted a group of citizens in the Qizan Rashwan area, south of Khan Yunis, killing six people and wounding others.
Israeli occupation forces’ artillery also shelled Wadi Al-Arayes Street in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood in southern Gaza City, injuring a number of citizens.
2:56 PM
At least six Palestinians were killed and others injured when Israeli warplanes bombed Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip.
Local sources reported that an Israeli reconnaissance aircraft targeted a group of citizens on Al-Na’ima Street in Beit Hanoun, killing six.
1:51 PM
A father and his son were killed when the Israeli occupation forces targeted civilians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.
A Wafa news correspondent reported that the occupation targeted a group of citizens at the entrance to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, leading to the killing of Salman Mahmoud Abed and his son Mahmoud Salman Abed.
One of the children killed in today’s Israeli airstrikes in Gaza:
12:30 pm report:
At least six Palestinians were killed and several others injured following an Israeli airstrike on Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip.
Two people were killed when the Israeli occupation forces targeted a group of citizens at the entrance to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital (Salah al-Din) in Deir al-Balah. The two killed were a father, Salman Mahmoud Abed, and his son Mahmoud.
In Khan Yunis area, two citizens—Kamal Muhammad Jabr and Amjad Mahmoud al-Hamaida—were killed. A young man was also killed and two others were injured when the Israeli occupation forces targeted a bicycle in the same area. Artillery shelled the eastern and southern areas of Khan Yunis.
In Khan Yunis, a citizen was killed and others were injured when the occupation forces bombed a vehicle in the Mawasi area, south of the Gaza Strip. A girl was killed as a result of Israeli shelling of the Qizan Rashwan area, southwest of Khan Yunis. Three citizens were killed when the Israeli occupation forces targeted a religious institute in the center of Khan Yunis.
In Gaza City, two citizens were killed and others were injured when the occupation forces bombed a tent for displaced people in the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood, southwest of the city.
Three citizens, including two brothers from the Salem family, were killed when the occupation forces targeted a group of citizens on Wadi al-Arayes Street in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City. A citizen was also killed after being shot by an Israeli sniper stationed on Al-Muntar Hill, east of the Shujaiya neighborhood.
The Israeli occupation army continued to destroy residential areas in Rafah and launched a series of new raids, one of which led to the death of a citizen and the injury of two others when it targeted a house belonging to the Shaat family in the Miraj area, northeast of Rafah.
Medical sources reported that 38 citizens were killed in the Gaza Strip, including 30 in the southern part of the Strip, as a result of the ongoing Israeli bombardment since dawn today.
Two Israeli hostages were nearly killed in the most recent Israeli bombardment, and posted a video in which they thanked the Hamas fighters for saving their lives, and criticized the Israeli government for continuing this relentless bombing and refusing to negotiate for their release:
Child wounded by Israeli bombardment:
The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that 60 killed and 162 injuries were admitted to hospitals in the Strip over the past 24 hours.
The death toll and injuries since March 18, 2025, have reached 1,309 killed and 3,184 injuries.
The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 50,669 killed and 115,225 injuries since the Israeli assault on Gaza began October 7, 2023.
Also Saturday, protests took place around the world calling for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, including this one in Washington DC:
‼️ HAPPENING NOW IN D.C., A massive banner has been unveiled with the names of Palestinians killed by Israel since October 2023. pic.twitter.com/x6pkWOtvvt
— The People’s Forum (@PeoplesForumNYC) April 5, 2025
