Israeli occupation forces killed seven Palestinians and injured at least twenty others in multiple attacks across the devastated and besieged Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as the army continued its violations of the fragile “ceasefire” and announced the killing of two senior members of the Al‑Qassam Brigades.
Three Palestinians were killed when an Israeli drone fired a missile at a civilian vehicle in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.
Another Palestinian was killed when a drone targeted a tent sheltering displaced families along the Gaza coastline.
Emergency teams from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said they transported two fatalities and four wounded Palestinians to Al‑Quds Hospital following two separate strikes in the Tal Al‑Hawa area, one near the Barcelona field and another close to the governorate building.
Furthermore, Israeli forces killed Mohamed Fawaz al‑Wahidi, the public relations director for the Egyptian Committee in Gaza, in a Tuesday‑evening strike targeting a civilian vehicle near the governorate building in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.
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In Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, medical staff at Nasser Hospital confirmed the arrival of the body of Alaa Sabri Breika, 45, along with several wounded Palestinians — one in critical condition — after Israeli drones fired missiles and soldiers opened fire on civilians in the Al‑Mawasi area west of the city.
Israeli forces also carried out a demolition operation north of Rafah, in Gaza’s southmost part, while naval vessels opened fire off the northwestern coast of Gaza. Artillery units shelled areas west of Beit Lahia in the northern part of the Strip.
At sea, Israeli naval forces abducted seven Palestinian fishermen at dawn while they were working off the coast of Al‑Zawayda in central Gaza. Local sources said naval units intercepted the fishermen, detained them, and transferred them to an undisclosed location.
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The abducted fishermen were identified as: Ahmad Akram Al‑Qar’an, Emad Jalal Al‑Qar’an, Bassam Ibrahim Al‑Qar’an, Ayoub Ibrahim Al‑Qar’an, Al‑Abed Yousef Al‑Qar’an, Alauddin Yahya Al‑Masari, and Zaid Yahya Al‑Masari.
Israeli forces continue to target Palestinian fishermen through pursuit, gunfire, abductions, and severe restrictions on fishing activity, depriving thousands of families of their primary source of income.
The Israeli army and the Shin Bet said Israeli forces killed Ahmad Yahya Ibrahim Batsh, described as a commander in Hamas’s elite unit, in a strike north of Gaza on Tuesday.
The army also claimed responsibility for killing Hamouda Abu Daqqa, identified as a commander in Hamas’s military intelligence unit, in a strike on Monday in southern Gaza.
Medical authorities in Gaza reported that at least seven Palestinians were killed and twenty injured by Israeli fire in multiple areas of the Strip since Tuesday morning.
On Monday, UNRWA said that Israeli restrictions continue to block humanitarian access and that shelters remain under threat from ongoing military activity, warning that conditions for displaced families are “untenable.” OCHA reported that Israeli fire continues to prevent rescue teams from reaching the wounded in several areas, noting that multiple casualties remain inaccessible.
The overall death toll from the genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, has risen to 73,102, with 173,581 wounded. Since the “ceasefire announcement” on October 11, 2023, 1,076 Palestinians have been killed and 3,474 injured, while 799 bodies have been recovered from beneath destroyed buildings.
Medical teams warned that many victims remain under the rubble or in areas unreachable due to ongoing Israeli fire, preventing ambulances and rescue crews from accessing them.
