Israeli attacks in Gaza on Monday have killed at least five Palestinians, according to reports from the Strip, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal.
The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that at least three Palestinians were killed by an Israeli bombing in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza. Photos from outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah show Palestinians mourning two men who were killed in the attack.
Later in the day, WAFA reported that two Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in separate incidents in southern Gaza. One was killed in eastern Khan Younis, and the other was shot in the al-Mawasi tent camp near Rafah.
Israeli attacks were also reported in northern Gaza, with sources telling WAFA that the IDF conducted a ground incursion in northeastern Gaza City. “Local sources reported that the force began bulldozing land and demolishing remaining homes in the area, amidst gunfire from accompanying Merkava tanks. Intermittent artillery shelling was also reported targeting the surrounding area,” the WAFA report said.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said in its daily update, which it releases about midday Gaza time, that Israeli attacks killed at least four Palestinians and wounded 10 over the previous 24-hour period. “A number of victims are still under the rubble and in the streets, as ambulance and civil defense crews have been unable to reach them so far,” the ministry wrote on Telegram.
The ministry said that since the so-called ceasefire deal was signed in early October, the Israeli military has killed 754 Palestinians and wounded 2,100. Over the same time, the bodies of 754 Palestinians killed in previous Israeli attacks were recovered from the rubble, but more than 9,000 bodies are estimated to be missing.
