Two martyrs and wounded in Israeli raids targeting displaced persons' tents in Khan Yunis

Two Palestinians were martyred and several others sustained varying injuries today, Monday, as a result of an aerial raid carried out by an Israeli occupation army drone targeting a tent sheltering displaced persons in the Mawasi Khan Yunis area, south of the Gaza Strip. Field sources reported that the drone fired at least two missiles at citizens who were in front of their tent in the Al-Attar area, leading to their immediate martyrdom and causing material damage to the site.

In another field development, three Palestinians were injured as a result of Israeli shelling targeting a civilian vehicle traveling on a dirt road near the city of Asdaa, northwest of Khan Yunis. Ambulance crews rushed to the targeting site to transport the injured to nearby hospitals for treatment, amid continuous intensive drone flights over the area.

Areas east and central of Khan Yunis witnessed intense artillery shelling by occupation forces, coinciding with the firing of flare and smoke bombs that covered the sky of the area. These attacks come within the framework of an ongoing military escalation targeting residential areas and displacement zones for citizens who fled military operations in other parts of the Strip.

In the northern Gaza Strip, a Palestinian youth sustained moderate injuries after being directly shot by occupation forces stationed near the Beit Lahia roundabout. Medical sources confirmed that crews dealt with the injury and transported him to a nearby medical point, amid a state of extreme tension prevailing in the border and northern areas of the Strip.

In Jabalia camp, local sources reported that several artillery shells fell near the Halawa camp, which is crowded with displaced persons, causing a state of panic and fear among the families residing there. Artillery shelling continues to randomly target residential blocks and the vicinity of shelter centers, exacerbating the suffering of civilians besieged in those areas.

On the administrative and political level, Israeli occupation authorities announced the closure of all crossings leading to the Gaza Strip, including the Karem Abu Salem commercial crossing and the Rafah land crossing, until further notice. This decision came after recent security developments, threatening to halt the entry of already scarce humanitarian aid and exacerbate the living crisis within the Strip.

Official data indicates that the death toll from the ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 72,971 martyrs since October 2023, in addition to tens of thousands of injured and missing. International organizations continue to warn against the continued targeting of civilians and infrastructure, amid the collapse of the health and service systems in most areas of the Strip.

Occupation forces continue shelling operations and violating understandings in Gaza, with the death toll rising to over 72,000 martyrs.