Gaza city: Eighteen Palestinians were killed and others injured Monday as a result of the intensive shelling and airstrikes carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip. Medical sources reported fatalities and injuries in several neighborhoods across Gaza City.
According to Qatar News Agency, five people were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment of the Al Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. In a separate incident, four members of the same family lost their lives when Israeli warplanes bombed a building housing displaced persons in the Al Katiba area, west of the city.
In the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City, a citizen was killed and others were injured when Israeli warplanes targeted a house. Two more citizens were killed and others injured in another attack near Al Salam Mosque in the same neighborhood. The Al Shati refugee camp, west of the city, witnessed injuries due to an Israeli drone attack targeting a group of citizens.
Civil defense personnel also suffered injuries in an Israeli attack on Abu Hasira Street, west of the city. In the central Gaza Strip, six civilians were killed and others wounded in several raids launched by Israeli occupation forces on homes and tents of displaced persons in the Bureij and Nuseirat camps.
Medical sources confirmed that 39 martyrs have arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals since dawn, as a result of the Israeli aggression. The ongoing conflict since October 7, 2023, has resulted in a death toll of 66,055 martyrs and 168,346 wounded.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health noted that 50 martyrs and 184 wounded arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, including five martyrs and 48 wounded aid seekers. This brings the total number of martyrs who arrived at hospitals to 2,571, in addition to more than 18,817 wounded.