The Israeli army continued its violations of the ceasefire agreement for the 206th consecutive day, killing two Palestinians on Sunday, including a child in Khan Younis, as Israeli forces carried out additional assaults across the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources reported that Riyad Naji Nimir Abu Nimir, 15, was killed when an Israeli drone dropped an explosive device toward a group of civilians in the Qizan Abu Rashwan area south of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
He sustained fatal shrapnel injuries before reaching the hospital, while others were wounded in the same attack.
Also in Khan Younis, a Palestinian man was killed after Israeli soldiers shot him near the Bani Suheila town junction east of the city. Medical teams transported his body to a local hospital, where he was officially pronounced dead.
Israeli forces also carried out a demolition attack at dawn east of Khan Younis, using explosives to destroy structures in the area.
Tanks also opened heavy fire toward eastern Khan Younis, while artillery units shelled the eastern edges of Gaza City, including the Tuffah neighborhood.
In northern Gaza, Israeli soldiers fired live rounds at displaced Palestinians in Jabalia refugee camp, injuring two, including a child.
On Saturday evening, Israeli occupation aircraft killed one Palestinian in the vicinity of the Al‑Qastal Towers east of Deir Al‑Balah in the central Gaza Strip.
Since the “ceasefire” announcement on October 11, 2024, the Health Ministry in Gaza has documented 830 Palestinians killed and 2,345 wounded, while 767 bodies have been recovered from destroyed homes and public areas.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that the overall death toll in the Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 72,610 killed and 172,448 wounded.
🚨Amid the rubble of homes destroyed in Gaza by Israeli strikes…. people are still trying to rebuild life‼️ pic.twitter.com/QYdAsNELqb
— Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) May 3, 2026
The Health Ministry also warned of a rapidly worsening collapse in laboratory and blood‑bank services, stating that %86 of essential laboratory and blood‑bank supplies are completely depleted.
It reported that blood‑gas testing materials have run out entirely at Al‑Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al‑Balah in central Gaza, and the remaining quantities in other hospitals will last only a few days.
This 4-year-old Palestinian boy in Gaza lives a few meters away from an unexploded missile. The UN estimates about 5% to 10% of Israeli missiles in Gaza are unexploded. pic.twitter.com/UxqqTCIuy5
— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 3, 2026
The ministry said the shortage threatens the ability to conduct medical monitoring, perform surgeries, manage emergency cases, and sustain intensive‑care treatment. It called on all relevant international bodies to intervene urgently to supply and deliver laboratory and blood‑bank materials into the Gaza Strip.
‘I can reel off the names of children who died… because we couldn’t feed them’
Dr. @maynard_nick talks about heartbreaking moments in Gaza where kids made it through surgery, but then still died bcz basic food and nutrition were blocked by Israel. pic.twitter.com/9cCAw5WpkF
— Abier (@abierkhatib) May 2, 2026
In related news, 152 Palestinians were able to leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Crossing on Sunday morning, including patients, wounded individuals, and their companions.
The evacuation was carried out in coordination between teams from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and the World Health Organization, in cooperation with the relevant authorities.
Medical and logistical teams received the travelers at the Red Crescent’s Medical Rehabilitation Hospital in Khan Younis, where they were gathered and processed before being transported to the crossing according to established procedures.
UN and UNRWA reports state that more than 1.9 million Palestinians remain displaced across the Strip. UNRWA said that aid convoys continue to face Israeli restrictions, with several planned deliveries delayed or denied in recent days.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that repeated Israeli fire along humanitarian corridors have undermined safe access for relief teams, while UNRWA reported that ongoing military activity in central and southern Gaza has hindered medical teams from reaching the wounded.
