GAZA: Four Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire in Gaza on Monday, marking the latest violation of the fragile ceasefire and raising fresh concerns about escalating tensions in the region.
Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza reported on Monday that two bodies were brought to the facility following an Israeli drone strike in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis.
Medical sources said two more Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli snipers in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of eastern Gaza City.
A fifth person was wounded by artillery fire near the so-called “yellow line” in the Al-Shaaf area of Al-Tuffah, though details about their condition were not provided.
Witnesses reported that Israeli aircraft carried out airstrikes, supported by tank and helicopter gunfire, in northeastern Rafah in southern Gaza.
In Khan Younis, Israeli forces launched several airstrikes in the city’s eastern areas, where they maintain a military presence.
These attacks come despite the ceasefire that took effect in Gaza on October 10.
Local authorities said that at least 342 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire since the ceasefire began.
Since October 2023, the Israeli military offensive in Gaza has resulted in nearly 70,000 deaths, mostly women and children, and more than 170,900 injuries, leaving much of the enclave in ruins.
Eight bodies recovered from rubble in Gaza
Eight bodies have been recovered from the remains of a house destroyed in central Gaza. According to the Wafa news agency, the victims were members of a single Palestinian family whose home was demolished in the Maghazi camp.
Civil Defence crews, assisted by police and Red Cross personnel, have been working in the area to locate people still missing beneath the debris.
With these latest recoveries, the total number of bodies retrieved in Gaza since the ceasefire began has reached 582.
Most of Gaza’s population is dependent on aid
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has said more than 90 percent of Gaza’s population is entirely dependent on aid.
The UN agency added that the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, despite the ceasefire. It said that residents of Gaza receive only one meal every 24 hours.
An average of 170 trucks enter the Strip daily, a number far below the minimum required to meet basic needs.
Israeli settlers burn olive trees, steal agricultural equipment
Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees and stole agricultural equipment during a raid on Palestinian farmland north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reported.
The incident occurred in Atara, where settlers from a newly established outpost near the town allegedly burned several olive trees and damaged property.
