At least 40 citizens were killed and dozens were injured, at dawn on Wednesday, in the Israeli occupation's aggression on the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

Our correspondent reported that medical teams recovered 40 dead victims, most of whom were children and women, and dozens of wounded, after a ground incursion and airstrikes launched by the occupation army on the southeastern areas of Khan Yunis, specifically the neighborhoods of Maan, Qizan al-Najjar, and al-Manara.

He pointed out that the martyrs were from the Al-Zard, Al-Agha, Abu Taha and Al-Fara families.

The family of journalist Ahmed Al-Zard said that a number of family members were martyred, including his brother, uncle, and cousins, while Ahmed was seriously injured along with his mother and brother. He was later transferred to the European Hospital with his mother and 6 others from his family, most of whom were described as having serious injuries.

His relatives reported in a phone call to the official Wafa news agency that journalist Al-Zard was injured in his back, and his mother was injured and lost consciousness.

The occupation forces continue their aggression on the Gaza Strip, by land, sea and air, since October 7, 2023, which resulted in the death of 41,638 citizens and the injury of 96,460 others, the majority of whom are children and women, in an incomplete toll, as thousands of people are still missing under the rubble.