64 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including Children, Women, and Aid Seekers in Gaza

Watan-Since dawn on Friday, 64 Palestinians, including children, women, and 20 people waiting for humanitarian aid, have been killed and dozens injured in scattered Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses.

These attacks are part of the genocidal war the Israeli army has been waging for the 21st consecutive month against Palestinians in Gaza.

Israeli assaults since early morning targeted civilians waiting for aid, tents sheltering the displaced, residential homes, and civilian gatherings across the strip.

Latest Developments:

In the Jabalia massacre, the death toll rose from 4 to 11 martyrs after the Israeli army bombed the al-Dada family’s home.

 Northern Gaza:

• 4 Palestinians were killed in an airstrike targeting civilians in Jabalia al-Nazla and a displacement tent in the al-Saftawi area north of Gaza City.

• Two airstrikes in al-Tuffah and al-Zaytoun neighborhoods in eastern Gaza killed 4 more civilians.

• In al-Tuffah, an Israeli drone killed a child near al-Sanafour junction.

• In al-Sabra (south of Gaza City), 3 people from the al-Deiri family were killed when their home was bombed.

Central Gaza:

• In western Nuseirat Camp, 2 Palestinians were killed in an airstrike targeting a civilian gathering in al-Hussaynah.

• 4 others were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed the home of the al-Shalabi family in al-Bureij Camp.

 Southern Gaza:

• 20 Palestinians, including 5 shot directly near a food distribution center northwest of Rafah, and 15 others near al-Tahlia Roundabout in eastern Khan Younis, were killed while waiting for food. 90 others were injured.

• 8 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed in an airstrike on a displacement tent near the Tayba Towers in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis.

• 4 people, mostly women and children, were killed in a strike on two tents near the Khan Younis shore.

• Another Israeli attack on a tent near the UK Field Hospital in al-Mawasi killed 3 people, including two children, and injured others.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel—backed by the United States—has been waging a genocidal war in Gaza marked by mass killings, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement. The war has defied international pleas and binding orders from the International Court of Justice demanding a halt.

To date, the war has left more than 192,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them women and children, with over 10,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and famine killing many, including dozens of children.