PALESTINE – At Least 71 Palestinians killed across Gaza Strip today (Friday) as Israeli forces continue their strikes targeting civilians in tents and aid distribution centers.
In one of the deadliest incidents of the day, 15 people were killed and 90 more injured while waiting for food assistance near the al-Tahlia roundabout in eastern Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
Five civilians were shot dead near an aid distribution center in northwestern Rafah, in southern Gaza.
Another four Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli attacks on people’s gatherings in the al-Tuffah and Zeitoun neighborhoods east of Gaza City.
Eight Palestinians, including women and children, were killed when Israeli forces struck a displaced people’s tent near Tiba Towers in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis.
Most of the victims were members of the same family whose shelter was directly hit near the Tayba Towers, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. Several others were injured in the attack.
In another nearby attack, three more people, including two children, were killed near the British field hospital.
Airstrikes also struck two tents along the Khan Younis beachfront, killing four civilians, most of them women and children.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli artillery also struck tents housing displaced civilians in Al-Mawasi, Rafah, in southern Gaza, causing further casualties.
In central Gaza, four people were killed in the al-Bureij refugee camp when a family’s house was targeted in an overnight raid.
Meanwhile, three more people were killed in southern Gaza City following a strike on a family home in the al-Sabra neighborhood.
Israeli forces also hit a school sheltering displaced people, though casualties from that strike were not immediately confirmed
In a separate incident, Israeli forces demolished multiple residential homes in northern Khan Younis, according to eyewitnesses.
The latest attacks come just one day after more than 100 Palestinians were killed across the Gaza Strip, including 51 people who lost their lives while waiting for humanitarian aid, according to local reports.