A Palestinian citizen was martyred and three others, including a child, were injured as a result of an Israeli drone targeting a gathering of civilians near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Medical sources confirmed the arrival of the body of the martyr Jamal Abu Aoun to the hospital, noting that the raid occurred in a vital area with movement of citizens and displaced persons.
In a simultaneous escalation on the ground, Israeli occupation artillery launched a series of attacks targeting the eastern and southern areas of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip. The artillery shelling also targeted the northeastern outskirts of Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Strip, causing panic among residents and material damage to properties.
The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced the martyrdom of 7 Palestinians and the injury of 25 others during the past forty-eight hours as a result of continuous aggressions. The ministry clarified that this statistic raises the total death toll of the genocide war since October 2023 to more than 72,000 martyrs.
Medical reports indicated that ambulance and civil defense crews are still facing extreme difficulties in reaching a number of victims trapped under the rubble and on the roads. Repeated targeting and complex field conditions prevent the recovery of missing persons in several hot areas of the Strip.
Regarding the ceasefire agreement announced since October 2025, the ministry revealed an increase in the number of victims of Israeli violations of this agreement. Documented figures reached 929 martyrs and 2811 injured, in addition to hundreds of cases recovered from under the rubble during the supposed truce period.
On the political front, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked a wave of international condemnation after his recent statements about the future of military control in Gaza. Netanyahu acknowledged that his army currently occupies 60% of the Strip's area, announcing his government's intention to expand this area to 70%.
The United Nations responded firmly to these statements, with the spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, affirming that Gaza must remain entirely for Palestinians. Dujarric stressed in his press briefing the necessity of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all areas they have controlled, including what is known as the Yellow Line.
The UN spokesperson clarified that the international position is based on Gaza belonging 100% to the Palestinian people, a goal that the international organization seeks to achieve. He called for an end to any moves aimed at seizing more land or changing the demographic and geographical reality of the Strip.
These developments come after the Israeli army announced last October its control over 53% of Gaza's area before retreating to the Yellow Line. This retreat was part of the implementation of the first phase of the US administration's plan to end the war, which assumed additional withdrawals.
The 'Yellow Line' is known as a hypothetical strip within the Gaza Strip to which the occupation army temporarily withdrew under recent ceasefire agreements. This line separates areas of Israeli military control from areas where Palestinians are allowed to be present and move, pending subsequent withdrawal phases that have not been realized.
Cumulative statistics indicate the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe, with the number of injured since the beginning of the aggression in October 2023 reaching approximately 172,919. The health system is suffering from severe deterioration and a shortage of basic resources due to the long siege and direct targeting of medical facilities.
It is worth noting that the genocide war waged by Israel with American support has entered its second year, leaving massive destruction affecting about 90% of the infrastructure. Human suffering continues in the absence of a comprehensive political solution that guarantees full withdrawal and an end to the bloodshed in the Palestinian territories.
Gaza must be 100% owned by the Palestinian people, and this is what we want to see, and Israel must withdraw its forces from the Yellow Line.
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7 Martyrs in Gaza in Two Days, Netanyahu Reveals Plan to Expand Occupation to 70% of the Strip