5 Palestinians martyred in Gaza as occupation continues to violate ceasefire agreement

Five Palestinian citizens were martyred early Saturday morning in a series of airstrikes carried out by Israeli occupation aircraft targeting a home and civilian gatherings in various areas of Gaza City. Medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital confirmed the arrival of the bodies of two young girls and their parents, due to a direct targeting of their home located near the Aviation intersection in the city center, which led to the destruction of the house on its inhabitants.

Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli raid unexpectedly targeted the Safadi family home, resulting in the martyrdom of the couple Hussein and Rana Safadi, and their two daughters Zeina, 6 years old, and Lana, 13 years old. The shelling also caused varying injuries among family members and neighbors, all of whom were transferred to medical centers for treatment amidst a state of panic in the residential neighborhood.

In a related context, an Israeli drone targeted a group of passersby near the Safawi roundabout north of Gaza City, leading to the martyrdom of citizen Ahmed Munir Al-Zaza (38 years old). Medical sources clarified that the shelling also resulted in a woman sustaining moderate injuries, amid the continued intensive flight of drones in the sector's airspace despite existing truce agreements.

For its part, the government media office in Gaza issued a detailed report revealing that the Israeli occupation committed 3338 violations of the ceasefire agreement since its entry into force on October 10, 2025. The report indicated that these violations led to the martyrdom of 1012 people and the injury of more than 3200 others, in addition to the arrest of about 100 citizens during the past months.

On the humanitarian front, the government office noted a severe deterioration in aid flow, as only 54,000 trucks entered the sector out of 150,000 that were supposed to arrive under the agreement. Sources stated that the Israeli commitment to allowing aid and fuel entry did not exceed 36%, which exacerbated the living and health crises for the besieged population in various governorates.

Regarding freedom of movement through crossings, the report clarified that the occupation allowed only 7417 people to travel out of more than 20,000 humanitarian cases that were scheduled to depart via the Rafah land crossing. These strict restrictions come despite the reopening of the Palestinian side of the crossing last February, with thousands of wounded and sick still awaiting their turn to travel abroad for treatment.

On the ground, local sources monitored movements of occupation vehicles and what are known as 'yellow cubes' in the Tuffah, Shuja'iyya, and Beit Lahia areas, in an attempt to narrow the residential spaces available to Palestinians. These developments come amidst a heavy toll from the ongoing war of annihilation since October 2023, which has left more than 73,000 martyrs and destruction affecting 90% of the infrastructure and civilian facilities in the sector.

Israel committed 3338 violations of the ceasefire agreement since its implementation, killing 1012 Palestinians during that period.