Israeli forces have demolished a number of Palestinian homes in Gaza City and the southern flanks of the coastal sliver amid ongoing violations of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas that came into effect in early October, and at the same time, continued their raids throughout the occupied West Bank.
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Israeli forces launched heavy gunfire east of Gaza City on Sunday morning, while simultaneously demolishing residential buildings in the neighborhoods of al-Zaytoun and al-Shuja’iyya.
In the eastern flank of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Israeli artillery shelling and gunfire also persisted. They were accompanied by demolitions of several residential structures.
Israeli warplanes also launched three airstrikes on the border town of Rafah. There were no immediate reports available about possible casualties and the extent of damage caused.
On Saturday, Israeli fighter jets, along with artillery and tanks, targeted areas surrounding Khan Younis. The regime’s military destroyed residential structures located east of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed at least 222 Palestinians and left 594 others injured since the ceasefire was implemented, as reported by the Ministry of Health in the region.
Even though aid deliveries have ramped up since the truce was enacted, Palestinians in Gaza still struggle with severe shortages of food, water, medicine, and other essential supplies due to Israeli restrictions.
A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated on Thursday that the UN’s humanitarian office has reported that aid collection efforts have been “restricted” as a result of rerouting measures imposed by Israeli authorities.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces carried out a raid on the Palestinian city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, according to local news outlets.
The assault was the second of its kind within an hour, and occupation troops stormed the city from the Beit Furik checkpoint.
Elsewhere in the village of Kafr Ein, northwest of Ramallah, Israeli forces broke into a house and arrested 14-year-old Abdullah Malik Dar al-Eis. They also assaulted his family.
Since the onset of Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip in October 2023, Israeli settler and military attacks have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 10,000 others, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Palestinian property has been targeted over 2,400 times in the past two years, resulting in the displacement of at least 3,055 individuals.
In July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is illegal and urged the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East al-Quds.
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