Israeli strikes on displacement tents and residential areas in Khan Yunis killed two Palestinians as a wounded child succumbed to injuries.
Key Developments
- Two Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli strikes in Khan Yunis, including an attack on a displacement tent.
- Thirteen-year-old Elin Islam Al-Farra succumbed to wounds sustained in an earlier Israeli artillery attack.
- Israeli drones, tanks and artillery continued attacks across Khan Yunis, Rafah and northern Gaza.
- Gaza’s death toll has risen to 73,054 killed and 173,480 wounded since October 2023.
- Health officials warned that nearly half of Gaza’s dialysis machines have stopped operating due to shortages of medical supplies.
Israeli occupation forces continued striking multiple areas across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing and wounding more Palestinians in attacks targeting displacement camps and residential neighborhoods.
The latest attacks come despite the ceasefire agreement that took effect on October 11, 2025, which Israel has continued to violate through military operations, territorial expansion and the ongoing blockade of the Strip.
Khan Yunis Attacked
In southern Gaza, one Palestinian was killed and several others were injured after an Israeli strike hit a tent sheltering displaced civilians in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Yunis.
Separately, 13-year-old Elin Islam Al-Farra died after succumbing to severe head injuries caused by Israeli artillery shrapnel during an earlier attack near the Bani Suheila roundabout east of the city.
Another Palestinian was killed and four others wounded in an Israeli strike near the Tiberias Chalet area northwest of Khan Yunis.
Medical sources also reported that an injured civilian arrived at Nasser Medical Complex after an attack near the Abu Hamid roundabout, while an Israeli drone dropped a bomb in the Sheikh Nasser neighborhood as occupation forces shelled homes east of the city.
Attacks Continue
Israeli artillery also shelled western Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
In northern Gaza, occupation forces opened heavy fire in the Al-Salatin area while tanks and artillery bombarded areas west of Beit Lahia. Additional artillery shelling targeted the Al-Atatra area in the northwest of the enclave.
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Death Toll
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, Israel’s ongoing genocide has now killed 73,054 Palestinians and wounded 173,480 others since October 7, 2023.
Since the ceasefire came into effect on October 11, 2025, Israeli violations have resulted in the killing of 1,041 Palestinians, while 3,372 others have been injured.
The ministry also said that 786 bodies have been recovered since the truce began.
Officials warned that thousands of victims remain trapped beneath rubble or lying in areas inaccessible to ambulance and civil defense crews because of ongoing Israeli military operations.
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Dialysis Patients at Risk
The Health Ministry also warned of an escalating medical crisis affecting kidney patients.
According to the ministry, approximately 50 percent of Gaza’s dialysis machines have stopped functioning because of severe shortages of medical supplies, placing patients at risk of life-threatening complications.
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Prisoners Released
Separately, Israeli authorities released 14 Palestinian prisoners, who were transferred directly to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah for medical evaluation following their release.
(Palestinian Media, QNN. WAFA, Al Mayadeen, PC)
