Gaza – SABA:
The number of Palestinians martyred since early Monday in the Gaza Strip has risen to 33 due to ongoing Israeli attacks across various areas, as part of the genocide campaign launched on October 7, 2023.
In the latest assault, five Palestinians were killed and others injured when Israeli forces bombed a populated house belonging to the Al-Nadeem family in central Gaza City, according to a medical source.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that several victims remain trapped under the rubble, while civil defense teams are working with extremely limited resources to rescue them.
Earlier, three Palestinians were killed and others wounded when Israel targeted the upper floor of Al-Aisha School, which was sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
The same source reported that the death toll from an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Barsh family home in Jabalia, northern Gaza, has risen from 9 to 16. The bodies of the victims were transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza and Al-Baptist Hospital in the east.
Additionally, one Palestinian woman was martyred and others injured in an Israeli strike on the Junaid family home in Jabalia.
Earlier Monday, four Palestinians were martyred and several others wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting civilians near Abu Sharakh roundabout in northern Gaza.
In central Gaza, one Palestinian was martyred and two others critically injured in an Israeli strike on a municipal vehicle in Al-Bureij. Eyewitnesses said the martyr was a municipal employee. No official statement has been issued by the municipality.
Two fishermen were also injured by Israeli gunfire while working on the Gaza City coast.
At dawn Monday, three Palestinians were martyred by Israeli gunfire while attempting to collect “aid” near a U.S.-operated distribution center west of Rafah City.
Dozens of others were injured by Israeli gunfire near the same center, which is managed by an American company with Israeli approval.
One Palestinian, injured by Israeli fire while attempting to collect aid west of Rafah, died from his wounds on Sunday, according to the same medical source.
Away from UN and international humanitarian supervision, Israel began on May 27 implementing a controversial aid distribution scheme through the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation,” backed by Israeli and American entities.
Distribution occurs in so-called “buffer zones” in southern Gaza, but the plan appears to be failing due to overwhelming crowds of starving civilians and repeated Israeli gunfire on the gathered crowds, resulting in deaths and injuries.
Since last Tuesday, the total number of victims at these “aid distribution points” has reached 52 martyrs and 340 injured, with Israeli forces reportedly turning the sites into “mass killing traps,” according to the Gaza Government Media Office and Health Ministry data as of midday Monday.
Meanwhile, Israel intensified its nighttime air and artillery bombardments on various parts of Gaza, especially in the north and east of Gaza City.
Eyewitnesses reported the continued demolition of residential buildings in eastern Gaza City, northern governorate areas, and east of Khan Younis in the south.
They also confirmed that Israeli forces destroyed “Al-Ansar Mosque” in Deir al-Balah after targeting it with three missiles.
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