At least eight people were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip overnight and into this morning, medical sources told Al Jazeera Arabic. The strikes, which targeted multiple areas of the besieged enclave, add to the mounting death toll as Israel’s military campaign continues.
Emergency officials reported that in addition to the fatalities, an unspecified number of Palestinians were injured in southern Gaza. According to ambulance services, Israeli gunfire struck civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the north of Rafah, a city that has become a focal point of displacement and humanitarian crisis.
The renewed violence comes amid widespread shortages of food, medicine, and fuel in Gaza, where aid deliveries remain severely limited. Humanitarian agencies have repeatedly warned that attacks on civilians queuing for aid not only worsen the humanitarian catastrophe but also violate international humanitarian law.
The latest casualties add to tens of thousands already killed since the war began. With large parts of Gaza’s health system in ruins and medical facilities overwhelmed, officials warn that the actual toll could be higher, as many victims remain trapped under rubble or are unable to reach hospitals.
The incident underscores the increasingly dire situation facing Gaza’s population, where civilians are caught between escalating Israeli attacks and dwindling humanitarian relief. International calls for a ceasefire and unrestricted aid access have so far gone unheeded, leaving the enclave’s residents in deepening peril.
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