A series of Israeli airstrikes and artillery attacks targeting various areas of the Gaza Strip during the last few hours resulted in the killing of multiple civilians and injuries to others, marking the 245th day of ongoing aggression.
Medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, reported the killing of two citizens following an Israeli airstrike targeting the Abu Houli area of the city this morning.
In a separate incident, a Palestinian was killed and others were injured when Israeli occupation forces fired shells and bullets at areas west of Rafah in the southern region of the Gaza Strip.
Meantime, at Al-Awda Hospital in the Nusseirat refugee camp, medical personnel confirmed the killing of two individuals and injuries to others after an Israeli strike targeted a civilian vehicle in the camp.
Simultaneously, one individual was killed and others were injured in an Israeli air raid on the town of Al-Zawaida in central Gaza, with the casualties being transported to Al-Aqsa M
artyrs Hospital.
Overnight, six members of the Al-Maghari family were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their home in the Maghazi refugee camp, also located in central Gaza.
Artillery shelling also hit areas west of Al-Za’fran Mosque and near the Youth Stadium in Maghazi, and homes east of Bureij refugee camp and the city of Deir al-Balah, as well as north of Nuseirat refugee camp. The attacks ignited a fire near Abu Roos roundabout in Bureij.
More casualties were reported at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital due to the bombing of a house belonging to the Issa family near Bisan Medical Center in Bureij. Heavy artillery fire from Israeli forces also struck east of the camp, coinciding with intense airstrikes on nearby Nuseirat camp.
Additionally, two civilians were killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Ashram family’s home near Al-Salam Mosque in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, according to medical sources at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital.
Israeli artillery also targeted homes in various neighborho
ods of Gaza City, including Tel al-Hawa, Sheikh Ajlin, Al-Zaytoun, and Sabra, accompanied by gunfire from military vehicles stationed south of the city.
Meanwhile, Israeli naval forces fired several shells at homes near the fishermen’s port and the coast of Sheikh Ajlin, west of Gaza City.
In southern Gaza, artillery shelling hit the eastern areas of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Yunis, while airstrikes pummeled the Ariba area north of Rafah and Al-Sultan neighborhood west of the city.
The ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has resulted in 36,654 confirmed Palestinian fatalities, with the majority of the victims being children and women. The number of injured has so far reached 83,309, according to the local health authorities.
Source: National news agency – Lebanon