Martyrs and wounded in Gaza: Occupation continues its violations and shrinks living spaces for Palestinians

The pace of Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip has escalated since dawn on Monday, with scattered attacks resulting in the martyrdom of four Palestinians and the injury of eight others with varying degrees of wounds. Medical sources reported that the bodies of the martyrs arrived at Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis hospitals, noting that among the injured were a woman and a child who were hit in targeting operations that affected populated areas.

In field details, a Palestinian citizen was martyred by the bullets of the occupation forces stationed on Salah al-Din Street in the southeastern part of Gaza City. An Israeli drone also targeted another citizen while he was collecting firewood and plastic materials near Bani Suhaila roundabout, east of Khan Yunis city, leading to his immediate death.

Beit Lahia town in the northern Strip witnessed intense artillery shelling targeting the vicinity of the Nabi Yusuf Mosque in the Tal al-Dahab area, which resulted in six citizens being injured with various wounds. The injured, including a woman and her child, were transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for treatment, amid difficult health conditions suffered by the Strip due to the ongoing siege.

In the center of Gaza City, a young man was injured by bullets fired by Israeli cranes stationed in the eastern area known as the 'Yellow Line' while he was passing near Al-Samir intersection. This coincided with indiscriminate firing by the occupation army targeting passersby and residential areas near the contact lines where the army had recently redeployed.

A violent explosion shook Gaza City at dawn today, which was later revealed to be caused by a massive demolition operation carried out by the occupation army of residential buildings in the eastern part of the city. The demolition operation was accompanied by intense artillery shelling and gunfire from military vehicles, causing a state of panic among citizens who are trying to return to check on their homes in those areas.

The coast of Khan Yunis city was not spared from the attacks, as Israeli warships fired their shells and heavy machine guns towards the beaches and western areas of the city. This naval shelling coincided with ground movements of military vehicles that fired heavily towards the eastern and central neighborhoods, hindering the movement of citizens in those areas.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health revealed a heavy toll of Israeli violations since the ceasefire agreement came into effect, with the number of martyrs reaching about 854 Palestinians. Medical teams also recorded 2,453 others injured with various wounds, as a result of shelling and direct firing operations that did not stop in various governorates of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the occupation army is pursuing a strategy of field expansion along what is called the 'Yellow Line,' which leads to the swallowing up of more Palestinian lands. These military measures aim to impose a new geographical reality that shrinks the spaces available to the population, forcing more than two million Palestinians to crowd into very narrow areas in the western part of the Strip.

The areas from which the occupation withdraws suffer from continuous tightening, as Israeli forces prevent citizens from exploiting agricultural lands or accessing vital facilities. This internal siege leads to a sharp decline in the ability to live and provide basic needs, exacerbating the suffering of displaced people who lost their property during the war.

On the humanitarian front, the occupation continues to violate the terms of the agreement by keeping the Rafah crossing completely closed to the movement of travelers and goods. This deliberate closure complicates travel procedures for tens of thousands of wounded and sick people who need urgent medical interventions outside the Strip, and turns the crossing into a tool for political pressure and control over the fate of the population.

The occupation authorities strictly control the quantities and types of humanitarian aid entering Gaza, with a noticeable preference for the entry of commercial goods at the expense of essential relief materials. This approach aims to keep the Strip in a state of permanent deprivation, and prevents any real improvement in the deteriorating living reality left by long months of aggression.

Field reports concluded that Israel continues its aggression against the Gaza Strip through various methods, combining direct killing with economic and geographical strangulation. Despite the existence of an announced agreement, the reality on the ground indicates the continuation of military operations targeting civilians and preventing the stabilization of humanitarian conditions in all areas of the Strip.

The occupation continues to prevent any real improvement in the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, in parallel with the continuation of its aggression in different forms.