Two martyrs in Gaza and Rafah, and artillery escalation targeting Khan Yunis

Two Palestinian citizens were martyred today, Friday, in separate attacks carried out by Israeli occupation drones on the Gaza Strip and the city of Rafah. These aggressions come in the context of the continuous escalation practiced by the occupation forces, disregarding the declared ceasefire agreement since October of last year, which led to the worsening of humanitarian and field conditions in various areas of the Strip.

In details of the attacks, medical sources reported the arrival of the body of martyr Raafat Adel Breika, 42 years old, to the hospital after he was directly targeted by a drone west of the city of Rafah. Eyewitnesses confirmed that a 'quadcopter' drone launched a bomb at the martyr while he was in the Al-Shakoush area, where he was working as a shepherd, which led to his immediate martyrdom.

In Gaza City, another Palestinian was martyred as a result of a raid launched by an Israeli reconnaissance plane that targeted the vicinity of his home located next to Al-Radwan Mosque in the Asqoula area, east of the city. The shelling caused material damage in the surrounding area, amid a state of panic among residents who face repeated targeting despite the fragile calm that the ceasefire agreement is supposed to provide.

The field in the southern Strip also witnessed a remarkable escalation, as Israeli artillery heavily shelled the eastern areas of Khan Yunis city. This shelling coincided with the occupation forces carrying out two demolition operations of residential buildings in the northeastern side of the city during the night hours, in a step aimed at destroying what remains of the infrastructure and residential blocks in those areas.

Official data issued by the Ministry of Health indicates that the toll of victims of occupation violations since the entry into force of the October 10, 2025 agreement has reached 883 martyrs and 2,648 injured. These high figures reflect the extent of the systematic violations practiced by the Israeli army through aerial and artillery shelling and direct firing at civilians in various governorates of the Gaza Strip.

It is worth noting that the genocide war launched by the occupation since October 8, 2023, has left a heavy legacy of destruction, with the number of martyrs exceeding 72,000 and the injured 172,000. The ongoing military operations have also caused the destruction of about 90% of the Strip's infrastructure, making life in the targeted areas a daily challenge in the absence of basic services and the continuation of military threats.

Since the ceasefire agreement came into effect, the Israeli occupation army has killed about 883 Palestinians and injured 2,648 others as part of its continuous series of violations.