Witness video shows Israeli air strike on Khan Younis
A witness video captured an Israeli air strike hitting west Khan Younis in Gaza as people flee tents amid gunfire.
As we’ve been reporting, Israel has warned of an “unprecedented attack” and ordered evacuations, with Netanyahu promising to take control of all of Gaza, despite global pressure and famine fears.
What was the target? Bombing a field?
One woman, one girl killed in Israeli attacks every hour, UN says
The UN agency for women says more than 28,000 women and girls have been killed in Gaza since Israel’s war began in October of 2023.
“That is one woman and one girl on average killed every hour in attacks by Israeli forces,” UN Women said in a statement. “Among those killed, thousands were mothers, leaving behind devastated children, families, and communities.”
The group reiterated its call for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all Israeli captives and the “immediate restoration of unhindered humanitarian access”.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says Israel’s war has killed at least 53,475 people and wounded 121,398 others. Thousands more are believed to be dead under the rubble across the enclave.
Israeli bombardment killed at least 126 Palestinians and injured dozens more in Gaza on Monday
Israeli soldier killed in Gaza
The Israeli military says the 22-year-old was killed in fighting in northern Gaza on Monday and it is investigating the cause of death.
According to figures published by the military, at least 857 soldiers have been killed since the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023.
Death toll from overnight Israeli attacks rises to 60
Palestinian officials tell the AP that Israeli attacks overnight and into this morning killed at least 60 people across the Gaza Strip.
As we’ve been reporting, there have been several attacks with high death tolls since the early hours of this morning.
- Attacks in northern Gaza on a family home and a school-turned-shelter, killing at least 22 people, more than half of them women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
- A strike in the central city of Deir el-Balah that killed 13 people, and another in the nearby Nuseirat refugee camp killed 15, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
- Two strikes in the southern city of Khan Younis killed 10 people, according to Nasser Hospital.
More killed in Khan Younis as Israel continues attacks
Our team on the ground reports that at least five Palestinians have been killed in Khan Younis refugee camp. Three of them, who were killed by Israeli army drone fire, were children.
Khan Younis refugee camp is situated west of the city of Khan Younis, about 2km (1.2 miles) from the Mediterranean coast.
