The Civil Defense says that Israel committed a massacre against a Palestinian family east of Gaza.

The Civil Defense in Gaza stated on Friday evening that the Israeli army committed a massacre against a Palestinian family by targeting a civilian vehicle carrying 11 people, without warning them after crossing what is known as the "yellow line."

Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal explained in a statement that the vehicle was carrying 11 members of the Shaaban family, including 7 children and 2 women, when it was targeted by the Israeli army in the Zeitoun neighborhood east of Gaza City.

He pointed out that the bombing occurred without prior warning after crossing the "yellow line." Basal did not clarify whether all family members were killed or if there were any injured among them.

He emphasized that "they could have been warned or dealt with in a way that would not lead to killing."

Basal added: "But what happened confirms that the occupation is still thirsty for blood and insists on committing crimes against innocent civilians."

The yellow line is an imaginary line that separates areas controlled by the Israeli army, which Palestinians are allowed to move through across the Gaza Strip.

The ceasefire agreement reached between Hamas and Israel, under regional and international sponsorship, came into effect on October 10, 2023, and stipulated that the Israeli army would partially withdraw from several areas in the Gaza Strip to new positions within the strip referred to as the "yellow line."

Since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023, Israel has killed approximately 67,967 Palestinians and injured 170,179 others, most of whom are women and children, while the famine caused by the conflict has claimed the lives of 476 Palestinians, including 157 children. The strip, which requires $70 billion for reconstruction, has been devastated, according to UN estimates.