On Wednesday, Israeli occupation forces continued violating the declared “ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip for the 272nd consecutive day, killing eight Palestinians in a series of strikes and shootings across the besieged territory, while a ninth Palestinian, a child, died from wounds sustained in an Israeli attack the previous day.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the fatalities and said ongoing bombardment and access restrictions continue to prevent medical teams from reaching several affected areas.
Israeli warplanes struck the vicinity of Hasan Salama School west of Gaza City, killing one Palestinian.
In a separate incident, Israeli forces shot and killed a child in the Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of the city.
Later, Israeli aircraft targeted a civilian vehicle on University Street west of Gaza City, killing Khalil Jamal Manna’ and injuring several others, according to medical teams at the Shifa Hospital.
Another Palestinian, Abdullah Al‑Susi, was killed when an Israeli drone fired a missile at him on Al‑Oyoun Street west of Gaza City.
Medical sources also confirmed the death of the child Fadi Abdullah Al‑Deeri, who succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on a civilian vehicle the previous day in the Sabra neighborhood south of Gaza City, raising the toll of that attack to four.
South of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, an Israeli drone bombed a displacement tent near the area known locally as the “Turkish Slaughterhouse,” killing four Palestinians: Amir Emad Mohareb Shaaban, 10; Rashid Nayef Rashid Al‑Qadi, 35; Hussein Bassam Hussein Al‑Qadi, 20; and Bassam Hussein Al‑Qadi, 39.
Local sources also reported that Israeli forces shot and killed truck driver Ahmad Nasser Islim in the Al‑Mawasi area of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire toward multiple neighborhoods, including the eastern edges of Al‑Tuffah east of Gaza City, while helicopter gunships fired over northern Gaza.
Artillery shelling struck the eastern areas of Al‑Bureij and Al‑Maghazi refugee camps in central Gaza, in central Gaza, causing additional injuries and widespread destruction. Israeli tanks also fired intensively toward the eastern perimeter of Al‑Bureij refugee camp.
Residents reported demolition operations carried out by Israeli forces southeast of Gaza City and north of Rafah in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost area, coinciding with artillery strikes east of Gaza City.
In related news, fifteen Palestinians released from Israeli detention camps were transported to Al‑Aqsa Hospital in Deir al‑Balah for medical evaluations following their release.
UNRWA stated that repeated Israeli strikes near displacement sites continue to endanger thousands of families sheltering in tents and damaged school buildings.
OCHA reported that restrictions on aid, fuel, and movement remain severe, with several access routes rendered unusable due to shelling and bulldozing operations.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said hospitals received eight Palestinians killed and seventeen injured in the past 24 hours.
Since the start of the fragile “ceasefire,” Israeli attacks have killed 1,084 Palestinians and injured 3,491, while rescue teams have recovered 799 bodies from destroyed neighborhoods.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 73,110 Palestinians and injured more than 173,599, with many victims still trapped under rubble or in areas inaccessible to civil defense crews.
