At least two Palestinian citizens were martyred and a third was seriously injured, at dawn on Monday, as a result of an airstrike launched by the Israeli occupation forces on Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, located south of Gaza City. Field sources reported that a drone belonging to the occupation army directly targeted a group of citizens while they were near the vital Asqoula intersection in the aforementioned neighborhood.
Medical sources at Al-Ma'madani Hospital confirmed the arrival of the bodies of two martyrs and one injured person in critical condition as a result of the missile targeting, noting that medical teams are trying to deal with the serious injury given the available capabilities. This raid comes in the context of the continued aerial targeting of civilian gatherings in various areas of Gaza City and its north.
In a simultaneous field development, local sources stated that the Israeli occupation army carried out widespread destruction and demolition operations of buildings and residential facilities in the eastern areas of Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City. The demolition operations were concentrated within the occupation's control areas, known as the 'Yellow Line', where huge explosions were heard resulting from the booby-trapping of residential blocks in that area.
Regarding artillery shelling, the occupation artillery continued to target the eastern areas of Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis cities in the central and southern Gaza Strip, causing panic among the displaced. Sources explained that the shells fell in open areas and others close to tent gatherings, which increases the suffering of citizens who face harsh humanitarian conditions amid the ongoing military operations.
According to updated medical data, the number of Palestinian martyrs as a result of scattered Israeli attacks in the Strip since dawn on Sunday has risen to 11 martyrs. The largest share of victims was in the Mawasi Khan Yunis area, where 8 citizens were martyred in two raids that targeted two gatherings near Bir 19 area, which is an area crowded with displaced people who fled previous military operations.
In another incident, a Palestinian was martyred by Israeli occupation army bullets near Bani Suhaila roundabout, east of Khan Yunis city, at a time when the occupation forces continue to impose strict restrictions on the movement of citizens in the eastern areas of the city. These developments come amid an escalation of Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in effect since last October, with 694 Palestinians martyred since the agreement began.
It is worth noting that the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, supported by American funding and cover, has caused massive destruction affecting about 90% of the infrastructure and vital facilities. According to the latest official statistics, the number of martyrs has exceeded 72,000, while the number of injured has exceeded 172,000, amid an unprecedented humanitarian and health crisis experienced by the residents of the besieged Strip.
The shelling resulted in the martyrdom of two Palestinians and the serious injury of a third, and they were transferred to Al-Ma'madani Hospital in Gaza City.
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Two martyrs and one injured in an occupation raid on Al-Zaytoun neighborhood and widespread field escalation in Gaza