Holiday under bombs: Israel continues strikes on Gaza
The Israeli armed forces continue to carry out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, including residential areas, despite the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan. Reports indicate that an attack on a residential building in a refugee camp in the Khan Yunis area killed four Palestinians, with several others injured. In Abasan al-Kabira, Israeli strikes also resulted in two fatalities, and a nighttime raid on central Khan Yunis killed another six civilians.
The situation remains extremely tense. The civilian death toll continues to rise over the past day. Strikes are hitting residential buildings without military infrastructure, raising international concern. Since the beginning of Ramadan, the attacks have not only continued but intensified. On the first day of the month, the Israeli army carried out a series of strikes across various parts of the enclave, killing at least 33 people.
According to observers, ongoing hostilities are causing critical damage to Gaza’s civilian infrastructure. Dozens of homes have been destroyed, and hundreds of families are left without shelter. Medical facilities are overwhelmed and facing acute shortages of resources needed to treat the wounded. Given the high density of buildings and population in Gaza, strikes on residential neighborhoods are causing significant civilian casualties.
While the international community calls for an immediate ceasefire and a humanitarian pause during religious holidays, the strikes persist. The situation is further complicated by the lack of stable corridors for delivering humanitarian aid. Gaza residents face shortages of food, water, and medicine. Refugees previously displaced from northern areas are once again under threat in the southern part of the enclave, despite earlier calls for relocation there.
Since the outbreak of the conflict in October last year, the Gaza Strip has experienced one of the worst humanitarian disasters in its history. The number of Palestinian deaths has reached tens of thousands. Continuous attacks on residential areas, schools, and medical facilities are prompting increasingly vocal accusations of violations of international humanitarian law. Signs of conflict escalation persist despite the efforts of mediators attempting to revive dialogue between the parties.
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