Three Palestinians killed in Gaza strikes as authorities dispute aid figures and warn of worsening humanitarian conditions.
Key Developments
- Three Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City and Khan Yunis.
- Death toll rises to 72,317 since October 2023, with over 172,000 wounded.
- Gaza authorities dispute aid figures, citing severe restrictions on humanitarian access.
Deadly Strikes across Gaza
Three Palestinians were killed on Thursday evening in Israeli strikes targeting Gaza City and Khan Younis.
According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, two Palestinians were killed and several others injured after an Israeli drone strike targeted civilians near Al-Yemen Al-Saeed Hospital in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip. The victims were transported to Al-Shifa Medical Complex.
In a separate incident, another Palestinian died after succumbing to critical injuries sustained in an Israeli strike targeting the Abu Hamid roundabout in central Khan Yunis.
Medical sources reported that the total death toll from the Israeli aggression on Gaza has reached 72,317, with 172,158 others wounded since October 2023.
Since the ceasefire announced on October 11, 2025, at least 738 Palestinians have been killed and 2,036 injured, while 759 additional bodies have been recovered.
The figures underscore the continued toll of Israeli military operations despite the ceasefire framework, with casualties still being recorded across multiple areas of the Strip.
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— Translating Falasteen (Palestine) (@translatingpal) April 9, 2026
Dispute over Aid Deliveries
The Government Media Office in Gaza challenged claims regarding the scale of humanitarian aid entering the Strip, rejecting statements attributed to Nikolay Mladenov as “inaccurate.”
Mladenov claimed in a post on X that “602 trucks entered Gaza today with essential supplies for families who have waited too long,” presenting the delivery as evidence of expanded humanitarian access.
In a statement issued on Friday, the office said that only 207 trucks entered Gaza on April 9, including 79 carrying humanitarian aid—far below the reported figure of 602 trucks.
The office stated that the current flow of aid does not meet the required humanitarian response, noting that the overall rate of compliance with agreed aid deliveries since the ceasefire has not exceeded 38 percent.
Gaza authorities said the discrepancy in aid figures highlights ongoing restrictions on the entry of essential supplies, raising concerns about the worsening humanitarian situation.
The statement criticized what it described as the misrepresentation of facts and questioned the role of international bodies in addressing daily violations and the deteriorating conditions on the ground.
Officials stressed that the scale of the crisis cannot be obscured by disputed figures, calling for urgent international intervention to ensure adequate aid delivery and prevent further civilian suffering.
(PC, WAFA, Anadolu, QNN)
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