Child martyred in Khan Yunis, and the occupation rearrests 100 freed in exchange deals

The city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, recorded a new crime added to the series of Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, as 13-year-old child Khaled Saif al-Din Suleiman Arada was martyred. Medical sources reported that Israeli bullets targeted the displaced persons' tent where the child was located, leading to his immediate death before being transferred to Nasser Hospital.

In a related context, the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced a new update to the cumulative toll of victims of the ongoing aggression since October 7, 2023. According to the official statement, the number of martyrs has risen to 72,263, while the number of injured and wounded reached approximately 171,948 people in various areas of the Strip.

The ministry clarified that hospitals received only four injuries during the past twenty-four hours, amidst a decrease in the pace of direct shelling compared to previous periods. However, medical sources stressed that a large number of victims are still under the rubble and in rugged roads that are difficult to access.

Field reports indicated the inability of ambulance and civil defense crews to retrieve the bodies of martyrs in several areas due to security restrictions and the destruction of infrastructure. These numbers are expected to increase as search and investigation operations continue in areas from which occupation forces have partially withdrawn.

Regarding the prisoners' file, the Palestinian Prisoner's Club revealed a systematic Israeli escalation campaign targeting prisoners who were released as part of recent exchange deals with Hamas. The club confirmed that the occupation authorities have re-arrested approximately 100 freed prisoners since the comprehensive ceasefire agreement came into effect in October 2025.

The statement clarified that the arrest operations were not limited to prisons but also included harsh field investigations and night raids on the homes of the freed prisoners and their families. The Prisoner's Club considered these measures a blatant violation of the guarantees of the exchange deals that were sponsored internationally and regionally in recent months.

Under the agreement in effect since October 10, 2025, Israel had released 3,985 Palestinian prisoners in successive batches. This step came in exchange for Palestinian factions in Gaza releasing all Israeli prisoners and the bodies of those killed who were held by the resistance.

The Prisoner's Club monitored the names of several new detainees in Qalqilya Governorate, north of the West Bank, including Sameh and Ammar Al-Shobaki, Saeed Diab, Saed Al-Fayed, and Hadi Jadoua. These arrests confirm the occupation's insistence on pursuing the freed prisoners and sending direct threats to them and their families to revoke the effects of their release.

Human rights sources stated that the occupation has introduced new laws and military orders that provide legal cover for security agencies to pursue freed prisoners without clear reasons. These violations included severe physical assaults on prisoners before and after their release, in an attempt to intimidate them and prevent them from living normal lives.

Finally, the Prisoner's Club concluded its statement by warning of the danger of this policy, which aims to empty exchange deals of their humanitarian and political content. It called on international institutions to intervene immediately to stop these persecutions and ensure the protection of freed prisoners from the brutality of the occupation, which disregards all signed agreements.

The occupation authorities continue their escalation in targeting freed prisoners in exchange deals, through repeated arrests and field investigations.