Israel depletes its old stockpiles in bombing Iran and field escalation claims martyrs in Gaza

Hebrew media sources revealed a remarkable shift in the Israeli army's military strategy during its ongoing aggression against Iran, as it began relying on old stockpiles of imprecise ammunition. Reports indicated that these bombs, which have been stored for about half a century, were recently used to target military sites inside Iranian territory, which was discovered by chance through monitoring the nature of the explosions and the resulting debris.

Data from the Israeli Broadcasting Authority indicates that the motives behind this decision lie in the military leadership's desire to reduce the exorbitant costs of air operations, in addition to seeking to empty warehouses of obsolete weapons. This development comes amid continued mutual confrontations since late February, with Israel and the United States launching widespread attacks, met by Tehran's firing of missiles and drones targeting Israeli depth and American interests in the region.

On the humanitarian front in Iran, the Iranian Red Crescent announced that air attacks have targeted more than 81,000 civilian sites across the country since the start of the aggression. The head of the institution, Pir Hossein Kolivand, confirmed that relief teams are working at their maximum capacity, with more than 100,000 volunteers trained to provide first aid and rapid intervention services in emergencies resulting from the intense bombing.

For his part, Iranian Health Minister, Mohammad Reza Zaferkandi, revealed a heavy toll of civilian casualties, pointing to the killing of 210 children and the injury of more than 1,500 others with varying degrees of wounds. The minister clarified that the targeting was not limited to military sites, but also included about 300 health centers and 30 ambulances, which hinders medical efforts to save the injured and constitutes a flagrant violation of international conventions.

In a related context in the Gaza Strip, the occupation forces continued their violations of the ceasefire agreement signed last October, as four Palestinians were martyred and eight others were injured in a raid targeting a police vehicle in the Nuseirat camp. Local sources reported that the vehicle was performing official duties at the Abu Sarar intersection in the central sector, in a clear attempt to undermine the security and service system that manages citizens' affairs.

Medical sources also recorded the martyrdom of another Palestinian citizen in a raid targeting a civilian gathering in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood north of Gaza City. These attacks come as part of a series of continuous violations, which have resulted in about 677 martyrs and more than 1,800 injured since October 2025, threatening the collapse of the fragile calm that came after two years of devastating war that left enormous destruction in the infrastructure.

Human rights reports indicate that the occupation deliberately targets police and service agencies in Gaza to disrupt civil peace and prevent the organization of aid distribution and basic services. This field escalation comes despite international warnings of a return to a comprehensive conflict, especially with the continued fall of civilian casualties amid international silence regarding repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement.

It is worth noting that the war that erupted in October 2023 left a catastrophic toll exceeding 72,000 martyrs and 171,000 injured, with about 90% of vital facilities in the sector destroyed. With the confrontation with Iran entering a new chapter of military escalation, fears are growing of the expansion of the regional conflict and its direct impact on the Palestinian issue, which continues to suffer from the consequences of the siege and continuous aggression.

The Israeli army began using imprecise ammunition, stored for half a century, to strike military bases in Iran to save costs and empty warehouses.