A Palestinian woman was killed at dawn on Friday by Israeli gunfire west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, while Israeli military vehicles advanced into Deir al‑Balah in central Gaza in a new violation of the ceasefire agreement, which recently entered its second phase.
Medical staff at the Nasser Medical Complex confirmed that a 62‑year‑old woman, Sabah Ahmad Ali Abu Jame’, was fatally shot by Israeli forces, and that several others were wounded by Israeli fire outside the army’s declared deployment zones west of Khan Younis.
Al Jazeera reported that multiple Israeli armored vehicles pushed into the eastern outskirts of Deir al‑Balah, accompanied by heavy gunfire near the separation line between Israeli positions and the rest of the Strip.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that Israeli forces fired intensively from drones and ground vehicles stationed east of Khan Younis toward areas densely packed with tents sheltering displaced families in the central and western parts of the city.
They noted that these areas had previously been vacated by the army under the ceasefire arrangement.
In a separate development, Israeli forces carried out airstrikes and conducted controlled demolitions in areas under their control east of Gaza City, also in violation of the ceasefire terms.
In addition, medical sources reported that former detainee Mohammad Ahmad al‑Sayyed al‑Basyouni died after succumbing to injuries sustained when his tent was blown off the roof of a building in Deir al‑Balah during the recent severe windstorm.
The incident highlights the extreme vulnerability of displaced families living in makeshift shelters across the Strip.
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The latest incidents follow a deadly day on Thursday, when 11 Palestinians—including a young girl and a married couple—were killed in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across several parts of Gaza. Dozens more were wounded.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, Israeli forces have killed approximately 451 Palestinians and wounded 1,251 since the “ceasefire” took effect on October 10, 2025, underscoring the scale of ongoing violations.
