Gaza: At least 12 Palestinians were killed and others injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in a fresh violation of the Oct. 10 ceasefire agreement, the Civil Defense said.
According to Anadolu Agency, the fatalities occurred in continued Israeli bombardment of areas in the enclave since dawn. A medical source reported that five people were killed and others wounded in an airstrike targeting a group of civilians southwest of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Four more individuals lost their lives in a drone strike on a tent housing displaced people in the Al-Faluja area west of Jabalia town, as confirmed by paramedics and witnesses. Additionally, one Palestinian was killed, and others were injured in an Israeli strike targeting a civilian gathering near the University College in the Tal al-Hawa area, southwest of Gaza City.
Another strike resulted in the death of a person and injured three others near the western Beit Lahia roundabout in northern Gaza. No information was immediately available regarding the circumstances surrounding the killing of the 12th victim.
Separately, the Israeli army conducted extensive demolitions of Palestinian homes northeast of the Jabalia refugee camp, accompanied by heavy artillery shelling and gunfire from Israeli military vehicles in the area.
The ceasefire agreement had ended Israel's two-year war that began on Oct. 8, 2023. Palestinian authorities state that the conflict resulted in the deaths of more than 72,000 Palestinians, wounded over 171,000 others, and caused destruction affecting 90% of civilian infrastructure. The UN estimates reconstruction costs at approximately $70 billion.
Since the ceasefire, at least 601 Palestinians have been killed and over 1,600 others injured in Israeli attacks, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.