On Monday, Israeli forces intensified their bombardment and shelling across multiple areas of the devastated and blockaded Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths and injuries of dozens of Palestinians, while Gaza remains in dire need of humanitarian aid and medical supplies, compounded by critical shortages of blood in its healthcare facilities.
At around 10 pm on Monday, two civilians were killed and others were injured when the occupation forces targeted the tents of displaced people in Al-Shafi’i camp, west of Khan Yunis.
In this attack, the Israeli occupation forces targeted the home of the Agha family, next to the Abdul Rahman Agha Mosque, east of Al-Aqsa School in central Khan Yunis, resulting in the killing and injury of a number of citizens.
On Monday evening, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 12 Palestinians, including children and women, near Al-Baraka Mosque in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli strikes also targeted Gaza City and Khan Younis, raising the total number of casualties since dawn to more than 32.
Local reporters confirmed that eight people were killed in strikes near Abu Mazen Roundabout and Al-Ghafri Junction in Gaza City.
Several injured individuals were transported to Kuwait Specialized Field Hospital after Israeli warplanes targeted a group of civilians near Al-Shafi’i Mosque.
One person was killed in an artillery strike near Al-Baraka Mosque in Beit Lahia, while others were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent sheltering displaced families in western Gaza City.
Israeli warplanes launched two additional airstrikes targeting east of Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City.
Health officials reported that 32 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since dawn, with 26 casualties in Gaza City and the northern region.
Later in the evening, eight Palestinians were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a residential home in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
Medical sources confirmed that at least eight civilians, including children and women, were killed and others injured when Israeli forces struck a home belonging to the Al-Agha family, near Al-Aqsa School in Al-Satar Al-Gharbi area of Khan Younis.
Israeli forces also targeted displaced persons’ tents, west of Khan Younis, killing two people and injuring others.
WFP Announces Major Workforce Cuts Amid Funding Decline
The World Food Programme (WFP) is set to reduce its global workforce by 25-30%, citing a significant drop in funding, according to an internal email released Monday.
The message indicated that the cutbacks could affect up to 6,000 positions as the organization prepares for 2026.
Funding projections for 2025 currently stand at $6.4 billion, marking a 40% decrease compared to the previous year.
“We remain deeply concerned, as there are no signs of improvement,” the email noted.
The WFP emphasized that this restructuring is necessary to safeguard critical operations, affecting all regions, departments, and levels within the organization.
Prior to these anticipated reductions, WFP—established in 1961—employed 23,000 staff across 120 countries, according to its official website.
The reduction in staff is expected to significantly impact war-torn and famine-stricken regions, including Gaza, where ongoing bombings and a severe blockade have devastated communities.
Cairo Talks on Gaza Show Causing, But Significant Progress
Two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday evening that the Cairo-hosted talks on Gaza have made considerable progress.
According to the sources, the parties have reached agreements on several key issues, including a long-term ceasefire in Gaza.
The family of Jihad Shukri Al-Agha was completely erased from the civil registry after two Israeli airstrikes within a single month. pic.twitter.com/pLQhy9kFWE
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However, despite the advancements, some contentious points remain, particularly concerning Hamas’ armament, the control of Gaza, and border terminals.
Earlier Monday, medical sources in Gaza said 70 Palestinians killed since dawn on Sunday, and another 17 killed—most of them women and children—as the bombardments persisted past midnight into Monday – Day 42 since the resumption of the genocide.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli attacks have killed more than 52,314 Palestinians, including 18,000 children and over 12,400 women.
Entire families have been wiped out, with over 2,180 families losing both parents and all their children. At least 117,792, largely children and women, have been injured.
The toll on healthcare workers has also been devastating, with over 1,400 doctors and medical staff killed, alongside 113 members of civil defense teams.
Additionally, more than 5,070 families have been reduced to just one surviving member.
Rescue and civil defense teams continue to face immense challenges in retrieving victims trapped under rubble amid relentless bombardment.
These figures remain incomplete, as many victims remain under rubble or on the streets, inaccessible to emergency and rescue teams in various parts of the destroyed Gaza Strip.
