Israeli occupation aircraft launched a series of violent airstrikes on Tuesday evening, targeting densely populated residential neighborhoods in Gaza City, resulting in injuries among civilians who were subsequently transferred to hospitals. These attacks come on the eve of Eid al-Adha, and are part of a continuous series of violations of the ceasefire agreement concluded in October 2025, threatening the collapse of the fragile truce in the Strip.
In a joint statement issued by the head of the occupation government, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his security minister, Yisrael Katz, the occupation claimed that the raids targeted Mohammed Odeh, who was described as the new commander of Al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza. The statement alleged that Odeh held the position of head of intelligence for the Hamas movement during the events of October 7, and that he assumed command of the brigades about a week ago, succeeding Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who was assassinated earlier.
On the ground, medical sources reported the martyrdom of five Palestinian citizens as a result of shelling carried out by an Israeli drone east of Al-Maghazi camp, where the shelling targeted a group of citizens who tried to confront armed groups supported by the occupation attempting to storm citizens' homes. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital also received nine injured, some of whose conditions were described as serious, including charred bodies due to the intensity of the explosions.
In the southern part of the Strip, occupation forces continued their assaults, with the martyrdom of the child Fatima Abdul Hadi Al-Khatib (14 years old) succumbing to her wounds from a previous shelling of displaced persons' tents in Khan Yunis. Medical sources also recorded the deaths of the child Menna Allah Nabil Abu Labda and citizen Hanan Abdul Nasser Mahmoud, coinciding with gunfire from occupation soldiers in the Turkish slaughterhouse area, and artillery and naval shelling targeting the coasts of Rafah and Khan Yunis.
Official statistics indicate that the toll of occupation violations of the ceasefire agreement since October 2025 has reached 904 martyrs and more than 2700 injured. Thus, the total toll of the ongoing aggression since October 2023 rises to approximately 72,797 martyrs and 172,821 injured, at a time when the United Nations estimates the cost of rebuilding what the occupation destroyed in the Gaza Strip at about 70 billion dollars.
The attack targeted Mohammed Odeh, the new commander of Al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza, who previously served as head of intelligence.
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Violent Israeli escalation in Gaza and claims of targeting the new commander of Al-Qassam Brigades