Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill 12 Despite Ceasefire
PALESTINE – Despite a ceasefire being in effect, at least 12 Palestinians were on Saturday killed in a series of Israeli strikes across Gaza Strip, targeting numerous areas.
Four Palestinians, among them two children and a woman, were killed, and others injured in an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential apartment in the Rimal neighborhood of western Gaza City, according to medical sources.
Seven more Palestinians were killed and six others injured in another Israeli airstrike that targeted a tent sheltering displaced people in the Asdaa area northwest of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to paramedics at Nasser Hospital in the city.
Several casualties were also reported after an Israeli strike targeted a residential apartment in the al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City, eyewitnesses said.
Israeli fighter jets also carried out an airstrike on al-Jalaa Street northwest of Gaza City, as well as two strikes east of the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
Since the ceasefire took effect in early October, Israeli actions have killed 492 Palestinians and wounded 1,356 others.
The agreement ended a two-year Israeli war that killed more than 71,600 Palestinians and wounded 171,300.
The assault has destroyed roughly 90% of the civilian infrastructure in Gaza, with UN estimates placing reconstruction costs at about $70 billion.
