GAZA: At least 13 Palestinian citizens were killed over the last hours in a series of Israeli airstrikes and artillery bombardments in various areas of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, and in Gaza City, marking the 177th day of the ongoing Israeli war of genocide on the region.

Medical sources reported that 11 individuals were killed and dozens wounded in the Israeli shelling of a group of civilians in the town of Bani Suheila, east of Khan Yunis. Among the casualties were a woman and her daughter who were killed in an Israeli artillery shelling targeting the Majedah family’s home in Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Yunis.

Local sources revealed that intense explosions rocked western areas of Khan Yunis, prompting widespread panic among residents. Simultaneously, Israeli warplanes targeted a residential tower in the Al-Asra neighborhood, northwest of Al-Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Meantime, an elderly civilian succumbed to his injuries after his home was targeted by Israeli shelling near Wadi G
aza area in central Gaza.

Further, Israeli artillery targeted homes in western Gaza City, while Israeli occupation forces deployed smoke bombs in the vicinity of Kuwait Roundabout, south of Gaza City.

Last night, 12 Palestinian civilians were brutally murdered and several others wounded by Israeli bombardment and gunfire tonight while desperately waiting for the arrival of aid trucks near the Kuwait roundabout southeast of Gaza City.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7th has resulted in 32,705 documented Palestinian fatalities, the majority of whom are children and women.

Additionally, 75,190 individuals have been injured, with thousands still missing under the rubble and on the streets. The Israeli occupation continues to obstruct ambulance and rescue teams from reaching them.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA