Over 20 Palestinians killed in latest round of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

GAZA: More than 20 Palestinian civilians were brutally massacred this afternoon as Israeli occupation forces bombed several homes in the central and southern Gaza Strip, according to local and medical sources. Israeli warplanes unleashed a series of airstrikes that targeted two houses in the town of Al-Qarara, located northeast of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. The strikes resulted in the tragic murder of over 12 Palestinians, with dozens wounded and several reported missing beneath the rubble. Additionally, eight Palestinian citizens, mostly children, were killed, and others injured following Israeli shelling targeting the town of Zawaida in central Gaza. Simultaneously, an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City claimed more lives and inflicted injuries upon others. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces targeted a group of civilians in the town of Bani Suhaila east of Khan Yunis, resulting in casualties and severe injuries to several Palestinian citizens. The occup ation forces further deployed white phosphorus bombs on the Al-Mashrou' area in Khan Yunis. They further bombed a house belonging to the Wadi family in the western part of the city, resulting in its complete destruction. The ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has so far resulted in over 30,770 reported fatalities, most of whom are children and women, with an additional 72,200 documented injuries, according to the Ministry of Health. This toll remains provisional as thousands of victims are feared dead under rubble or left in the streets, with Israeli forces hindering access for ambulance and civil defense crews. Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA