Israeli warplanes have carried out heavy strikes on tents housing displaced Palestinians in Khan Yunis, killing civilians and overwhelming local hospitals, in clear violation of the ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.

Medical and local sources said on Wednesday that Israeli fighter jets bombed displacement tents in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Yunis, twice within a short period, setting fire to shelters and killing people who had sought safety there. Hospitals in Gaza later confirmed that the death toll from attacks across the Gaza Strip had risen to 20.

Health officials said 13 of those killed were from the al-Tuffah and al-Zeitoun neighborhoods of Gaza City, where homes and streets came under fire.

Among the dead was a one-month-old infant, killed during the same wave of attacks that struck residential areas and civilian gatherings.

Eyewitnesses said the shelling focused on tents sheltering displaced families in Khan Yunis. Other strikes hit a house in al-Tuffah, east of Gaza City, and a street in the al-Zeitoun neighborhood, leaving additional people wounded and causing further destruction in already devastated districts.

Israeli helicopter fire was also reported in western Khan Yunis, expanding the assault in southern regions of the Gaza Strip.

The attacks unfolded as the Israeli regime continues to violate the ceasefire with Hamas which came to effect in October 2025.