Israeli forces continued their massacres against civilians and displaced persons in the Gaza Strip on Monday, with a widespread military escalation targeting several areas in the north and south.

In the latest developments: Israeli artillery shelled the Qizan al-Najjar area, located south of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, this morning, causing extensive damage to the targeted area.

Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes launched two airstrikes targeting the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, causing material damage and as yet unknown human losses.

In a related development, the army launched heavy artillery shelling targeting areas north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, as part of the ongoing military escalation targeting areas densely populated with civilians.

In another development on the ground, Israeli military vehicles opened fire on areas northeastern Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, amid intense reconnaissance aircraft flights.

In the latest chapter of the aggression, Israeli warplanes bombed three residential apartments in the "Al-Rumuz" tower in the Al-Karama neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City, killing at least 15 civilians and wounding 10 others, according to civil defense crews.

An Israeli airstrike on the Al-Attar family home in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, killed four Palestinians and injured five others, with reports of missing persons trapped under the rubble.

In the south, Israeli shelling continued on the outskirts of the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, as well as on northern areas of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, leaving dozens dead and wounded, most of them children, women, and the elderly.

Medical sources reported a number of deaths and injuries as a result of targeting displaced persons' gatherings in Khan Yunis.