Death toll from Israel’s predawn attacks on Gaza rises to 9
Israeli forces have carried out a series of air strikes on different areas of the Gaza Strip in recent hours.
They’ve targeted two tents. One of them was in Jabalia in the north, killing Hamas spokesman Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua and wounding several others, including children.
The other tent was in Khan Younis, where more children were wounded.
And in the north, in Gaza City, in the as-Saftawi area, an entire family of six was killed when Israeli forces bombed an apartment belonging to the al-Gharbawi family.
The explosions have been endless. We can hear the sirens of ambulances and the sound of artillery shelling from different areas of the Gaza Strip, especially in Nuseirat and az-Zawayda in the centre.
In the past hours alone, some nine Palestinians have been killed and dozens more wounded. We know that hospitals in Gaza are overwhelmed because of the high number of casualties and the lack of medical supplies, resulting from Israel’s more than three-week-long total blockade.
Gaza City families told to flee as residential buildings, tent camps under fire
So far, there are no direct confrontations between Hamas fighters and Israeli forces. It is all an aerial campaign that continues to bring more devastation and grief to thousands of families on the ground.
Israel’s bombardment [has hit numerous] residential areas and makeshift tents. The focus has pretty much been on targeting Hamas’s senior and mid-ranking officials, including those working in the political and security councils.
Civilians caught in the middle have also been suffering amid the absolute devastation.
We understand that many families in the past hours have received new evacuation orders for new Gaza City neighbourhoods, ordering them to move south. Many families rejected these orders, saying they have nowhere to turn and that the south has also been actively bombarded.
One disabled person killed in Gaza City, and four injured near Khan Younis
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian with disabilities in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, our colleagues on the ground report.
Meanwhile, an Israeli air raid targeting a house in the town of Abasan al-Kabira near Khan Younis injured at least four people, they said.
Several local media outlets also reported that a child among the injured has died.
Gaza death toll rises
At least 25 Palestinians have been killed and 82 injured in Israeli attacks carried out across Gaza in the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.
“A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, unable to be reached by ambulances and civil defence crews,” a statement published on Telegram said.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed a confirmed 50,208 Palestinians and injured 113,910 since October 7, 2023, with 855 killings and 1,869 injuries coming since the ceasefire was broken by Israel on March 18, the announcement said.
