Early Sunday morning, Israeli airstrikes targeted Rafah and Khan Younis in the southern parts of the Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of more than 30 Palestinians and dozens of injuries. 673 killed by Israeli missiles and shells since March 18.
Update: The army fired a missile at a Palestinian car, east of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, killing three Palestinians, and causing several injuries.
Update: The Israeli army continued the bombing and shelling of the Abu Safiya area, east of Jabalia, in northern Gaza.
Eight Palestinians were killed and several others injured when Israeli forces bombed a house belonging to the Ashour family in the Al-Junaina neighborhood of Rafah, in Gaza’s southmost part.
Two Palestinians were also killed in the Hashashin area of Rafah, while additional injuries were reported following an airstrike on a house belonging to the Sha’at family in the Al-Nasr neighborhood in the northern part of the city.
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In Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, four Palestinians were killed and others injured in an airstrike targeting a house belonging to the Abu Daqqa family in the Al-Fukhari area to the east.
Another airstrike in the Japanese neighborhood in the western part of the city killed two females, including a child, and left many others injured.
Additionally, two Palestinians were killed and others injured when Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced families in the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis.
Two Palestinians were also killed, and others injured, in an airstrike on a house belonging to the Al-Agha family in the northern part of Khan Younis.
In Gaza City, four Palestinians sustained injuries when Israeli aircraft targeted a house in the Tuffah neighborhood in the eastern part of the city, before they were transported to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital for treatment.
Palestinian medical sources have confirmed that the number of Palestinians killed since March 18 is now 673, with an additional 1,233 injured.
They added that, over the past 24 hours, 41 Palestinians were killed, two bodies were retrieved from under the rubble, and 61 injured individuals were transported to various medical centers.
On the previous Tuesday, Israeli forces resumed their large-scale military campaign in Gaza, which, as of Thursday evening, had resulted in approximately 600 fatalities and over 1,000 injuries, with 70% of the casualties being children, women, and the elderly.
The number of slain Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has surpassed 50,021, including more than 17,881 children and 12,298 women, in addition to more than 113,274 wounded, largely children, women and elderly. Additionally, more than 14,000 people remain missing.
