At least 30 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured by Israeli army in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to the Civil Defense in Gaza, reported Xinhua.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the Civil Defense, told Xinhua that the casualties resulted from Israeli shelling and gunfire targeting tents for displaced people and gatherings of Palestinians near U.S.-backed aid distribution centers.
Basal said two men were killed when Israeli forces opened fire near aid centers north of Rafah in southern Gaza, while another man was killed in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
An airstrike near Abu Safar Mall in central Deir al-Balah killed five people, while another strike near the Netzarim junction left one dead and several wounded. Four people, including two children, were killed in a strike on a displacement tent in Khan Younis, according to Basal.
Additional strikes in Gaza City and west of Khan Younis killed at least five more, while Israeli fire near the Kissufim area southeast of Deir al-Balah killed five others. In Deir al-Balah's al-Basah area, a strike on a displacement tent killed five, including three children aged one to 13, he said.
Meanwhile, Al-Awda Hospital reported receiving two bodies and seven wounded people after an attack on a civilian gathering near an aid distribution point on Salah al-Din Street in central Gaza.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army on these incidents.
On March 18, Israel resumed its military operations in the enclave. At least 10,460 Palestinians had been killed and 44,189 others injured since Israel renewed its intensive strikes, bringing the total death toll since October 2023 to 62,004, and injuries to 156,230, Gaza-based health authorities said on Monday.
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
