NEWS:
The Gaza Strip’s civil defense announced on Sunday the death of nine people in Israeli strikes in the southern part of the territory, which has been devastated by more than two years of war and where a fragile ceasefire is in place.
On Saturday night, “Israeli strikes targeting police posts (…) in the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis” resulted in “eight martyrs,” according to Mohammed Al-Mughair, a Hamas relief agency official.
“One person was also killed (Sunday) after being shot by Israeli forces at a roundabout in Khan Younis,” he told AFP.
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, among the casualties on Saturday night was “a little girl.”
AFP images showed bodies being taken to the morgue at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, then laid out on the ground wrapped in white shrouds. A woman can be seen screaming, surrounded by men and crying children, during the funerals.
“Every day, the enemy hunts and kills,” lamented Ahmed Al-Soufi, a Palestinian who lost relatives.
When asked about the strikes by AFP, the Israeli military did not respond.
However, they issued a statement stating they had “eliminated” a “cell of ten armed Hamas terrorists operating in the center of Gaza” overnight from Saturday to Sunday, as well as a “terrorist” the day before who had “violated” the ceasefire agreement by crossing the yellow line marking the Israeli troop withdrawal limit.
Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the ceasefire that came into effect on October 10, 2025, after two years of war. The violence continues as the Israeli military is engaged in an aerial campaign against Iran since February 28.
At least 702 Palestinians have been killed since October 10, according to the Gaza Health Ministry under Hamas, with figures deemed reliable by the UN.
The Israeli military has reported five soldiers killed since the start of the ceasefire.
Due to media restrictions in Gaza and access difficulties (international press remains banned by Israeli authorities from entering Gaza), AFP is unable to independently verify information from the different parties.
AFP
