At least 13 civilians killed in Israeli shelling of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, death toll today rises to 23Industry and Trade Ministry implements field campaign to monitor price and supply conditions

GAZA: At least 13 civilians were killed and others were injured late tonight on Tuesday in the continuous Israeli strikes and artillery bombardment of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, raising the number of people killed since Tuesday morning to 23. Israeli warplanes launched strikes targeting four houses west of Khan Yunis with the inhabitants still inside. Heavy shelling also targeted several residential buildings in the al-Namsawi neighborhood in Khan Yunis. Israeli artillery also targeted the Batn al-Sameen and the New Abasan areas to the west and east of Khan Yunis, respectively. The occupation airstrikes and artillery also targeted the vicinities of the Nasser Medical and Al-Amal Hospitals, causing severe damage to the Al-Amal hospital and spreading a state of panic and terror among patients, wounded, medical staff, and displaced people seeking shelter there. Local sources said that the Israeli occupation reduced to rubble scores of houses and residential buildings in Khan Yunis governorate. Earlier Tuesday night, a Palestinian mother and her child were killed in an Israeli air raid that targeted a group of civilians in the al-Hashashin area, west of Rafah city, in the southern Strip. At least four other civilians were killed in an Israeli bombing targeting the town of Jabalia, in the north. According to sources, four civilians, including a child, were killed by an artillery shelling of the town of Jabalia. Israeli jets also launched several strikes on the town of Beit Hanoun, in the north. In Gaza City, rescue teams were able to recover the bodies of 20 civilians and dozens of wounded after violent airstrikes that targeted several homes in the An-Nafaq area of Gaza City, causing massive destruction. As the death toll continues to rise, the number of people killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli aggression on October 7 has so far risen to 24,285. At least 61,154 people were wounded and thousands were reported missing. The reported number might not count all casualties due to incomplete coverage as a result of Israel's ongoing intensive shelling and the repeated complete interruptions of communications and internet services. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA The Ministry of Industry and Trade carried out today,Wednesday,a field campaign to monitor, review the ration and price conditions in capital secretariat markets . During the field trip, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the Domestic Trade Sector, Muhammad Qatran, explained that the field campaign comes in response to the reports that the Ministry received regarding some price imbalances, as well as the implementation of the directives of the Minister of Industry and Trade, Muhammad Sharaf Al-Mutahhar, to intensify field supervision of the markets and prepare early for the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan. The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Trade praised the great level of commitment by major producers, importers and wholesalers to the price lists and not being drawn into rumors that talk about price increases as a result of the conditions resulting from the American-British aggression against Yemen. He pointed out that the Ministry is in constant communica tion and coordination with the private sector, indicating that there are no justifications for the price increases and that the flow of goods to the markets is proceeding at a high pace. During the field campaign, a wholesale store that violated the price lists specified by the Ministry was closed after rejecting the alerts and warnings issued by the Ministry. The market stability's director in the ministry, Khaled Al-Khawlani, and the deputy director of the Office of Industry and Trade in the capital secretariat, Aboud Al-Ansi, participated in the field campaign. Source: Yemen News Agency