Gaza death toll rises
At least 34,568 Palestinians have been killed and 77,765 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, its Health Ministry says. The ministry added that 33 people were killed and 57 injured in the latest 24-hour reporting period.
One person killed near Wadi Gaza
Israeli forces have opened fire on the coastal al-Rashid Street near the Wadi Gaza checkpoint in central Gaza, killing at least one person, reported our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
The report comes as Israeli artillery strikes continue to hit the Nuseirat camp, to the south of Wadi Gaza.
Israeli attacks level homes in Gaza City, al-Mughraqa, Rafah
The Israeli military has ramped up air strikes and land bombardment in the vast majority of the Gaza Strip.
In the north of the territory, Israeli fighter jets levelled a residential building in Gaza City to the ground, causing a number of casualties. The injured are receiving treatment right now in Ahli Arab Hospital.
In the middle area, the situation is critically dire. Israeli artillery units have been relentlessly pounding the Nuseirat refugee camp – in the northern part of that densely populated area – where thousands of Palestinians are. They have also been taking a systematic approach to destroying residential buildings in al-Mughraqa.
Here in Rafah in the south, the situation is also dire. A number of houses were attacked, with two Palestinian children killed. The children arrived at the Kuwaiti Hospital alive, but they succumbed to their wounds.
There is also a clear surge in air strikes and artillery bombardment in the eastern part of Rafah district, where a Palestinian woman has also been killed. This area is where – it is expected – the Israeli military might start its incursion.
Palestinians are terrified that the vast majority of Gaza’s population might be subjected to a wide-scale military operation here in Rafah as they have no other place to go.
Death toll from Gaza City attack reaches three
At least three people have been confirmed killed and four wounded from an overnight Israeli air attack on a residential building in central Gaza City’s Jalaa Street, reports the Wafa news agency.
Children are among the victims.
Israeli attacks have also struck other areas of Gaza City, including the Zeitoun, Tal al-Hawa, and Sabra neighbourhoods, according to Wafa.
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