Gaza: Israeli bombing on Friday night killed five civilians and injured dozens in the cities of Gaza and Khan Younes, according to WAFA correspondent. The bombardment targeted a house near Az-Zahraa School in the Daraj neighborhood of Gaza, resulting in four deaths and multiple injuries. Additionally, a house belonging to the Kullab family in the al-Amal neighborhood, west of Khan Younes, was struck, claiming one civilian life and injuring dozens.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency, Israel unilaterally ended the Gaza ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on Tuesday, March 18. The renewed hostilities have led to a wave of airstrikes across the Strip, resulting in hundreds of Palestinian casualties, including over 100 children. The death toll has reached at least 4,058, with 11,729 others wounded. Emergency teams are striving to rescue victims trapped under the rubble.
In the past 24 hours, 72 bodies of slain Palestinians and 278 casualties have been admitted to hospitals in the Strip, excluding those in the northern regions due to accessibility issues. Since Friday morning, Israeli strikes have killed 54 civilians.
The resurgence of aggression has heightened concerns over the worsening humanitarian situation in the Strip, exacerbated by the ongoing siege and prohibition of medical and humanitarian aid. Israel's military campaign, ongoing since October 2023, has resulted in the deaths of at least 54,321 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 123,770 others. Furthermore, approximately 10,000 individuals remain unaccounted for, presumed dead beneath the rubble.
The aggression has also led to the forced displacement of nearly two million people from the Gaza Strip, with most being relocated to the overcrowded southern city of Rafah near the Egyptian border. This displacement marks the largest mass exodus in Palestine since the 1948 Nakba.
