Gaza’s Health Ministry has reported that 39 Palestinians were martyred in the past 24 hours amid ongoing Israeli military operations, including two bodies recovered from beneath rubble. An additional 62 people were wounded as Israel’s offensive in the territory continues.
Three Palestinians were killed in the bombing of the tents of displaced Palestinians near Al Jazeera club, west of Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/9RoV4r1BGe
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According to health officials, the conflict’s overall death toll since October 7, 2023, has now reached 51,240 Palestinians killed and 116,931 injured. Since March 18, 2025, authorities have documented 1,864 fatalities and 4,890 injuries.
An Israeli air strike bombed the tents of displaced Palestinians in Mawasi area in Khan Younis. pic.twitter.com/NDcNRVkROy
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Earlier today, Israeli airstrikes across Gaza resulted in at least eight civilian deaths and dozens of injuries. Palestinian media sources reported that an airstrike targeting a tent in al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis killed a married couple, with several others wounded in the same attack.
In Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, five civilians died when Israeli aircraft struck a residential building in the al-Zanna neighborhood. Another civilian succumbed to injuries previously sustained during an airstrike on a vegetable stall in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah.
BREAKING: Two Palestinian brothers, Saleh and Musab Al-Sha’er, were killed in an Israeli shelling on the Al-Manara neighborhood, east of Khan Younis, according to local sources. pic.twitter.com/kSeaGFHujA
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Israeli occupation forces also conducted demolition operations in eastern al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City, while heavy shelling persisted in southeastern al-Zaytoun. Military drones reportedly opened fire in al-Tuffah and Shujaiya neighborhoods, causing further destruction.
In northern Gaza, witnesses reported Israeli occupation forces firing live ammunition in northwestern Beit Lahia.
Source: Agencies (translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)
