13 killed in new Israeli strikes on Gaza, Khan Younis
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Israeli attacks killed 13 Palestinians and wounded many others in Gaza and Khan Younis as strikes and artillery fire hit residential areas, according to health officials.
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Two girls sit next to their drying laundry in a gutted apartment building in Gaza City, Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (AP)
Israeli occupation forces carried out multiple attacks on residential areas across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, resulting in the killing of at least 13 Palestinians and injuring several others, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondents in the Gaza Strip.
In Gaza City, four displaced civilians were killed when Israeli fighter jets targeted a building sheltering families in the al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the southeast of the city. Additional casualties were reported as artillery and airstrikes intensified in nearby areas.
Five more Palestinians were killed and others were wounded in attacks on the al-Shujaiya and al-Zaytoun neighborhoods in eastern Gaza, as the occupation continued its bombardment of densely populated districts for hours.
Escalation continues in Khan Younis
In southern Gaza, three civilians were killed and two others injured in Israeli airstrikes on the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, while artillery shelling continued to pound eastern parts of the city. Another Palestinian was killed and several others, including a child, were injured after Israeli shelling hit Mushtaha Street in al-Shujaiya. A separate shooting by occupation forces in the same neighborhood resulted in an additional death.
Israeli drones also targeted civilians in al-Mawasi, causing further casualties, while another strike on the UNRWA-run seaside club in the same district led to more martyrs and injuries among families seeking refuge.
Civil defense teams reported one martyr and more than 10 wounded in a separate Israeli attack on a group of civilians in al-Shujaiya.
Rising toll amid ongoing destruction
Artillery fire has continued on the eastern edges of Khan Younis, causing additional deaths and injuries amid a widening campaign that has devastated large areas of the Gaza Strip.
According to the latest update from the Ministry of Health in Gaza, seven martyrs and 33 wounded Palestinians have been received at hospitals in the past 48 hours.
The ministry stated that the Israeli war on Gaza has now killed 69,513 Palestinians and injured 170,745 others since October 7, 2023. It added that the bodies of 571 martyrs have been recovered since the ceasefire was declared on October 11, 2025.
Gaza Media Office details Israeli violations
The Government Media Office in Gaza has condemned the continued, serious, and systematic violations by the Israeli occupation of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. According to the office, a total of 393 documented violations had been recorded as of Tuesday evening, November 18, 2025, since the agreement went into effect.
The statement reported that the latest violations have killed 279 civilians, including children, women, and elderly individuals, in addition to 652 injuries of varying degrees.
It also documented the arbitrary detention of 35 Palestinians during raids and incursions, warning that these actions undermine the agreement and create a deadly reality that threatens stability in the Gaza Strip.
The office said the violations included:
- 113 incidents of direct gunfire targeting civilians, homes, residential neighborhoods, and displacement shelters;
- 17 incursions by armored vehicles into residential and agricultural areas, surpassing the temporary yellow demarcation line;
- 174 ground, naval, and aerial strikes;
- 85 demolitions of residential and civilian structures, describing the acts as a systematic effort to cause wider destruction and collectively punish the population
Violations ongoing
On Wednesday, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that an Israeli drone strike wounded several Palestinians in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Strip, as targeting operations continue across various other areas.
The Nasser Medical Complex reported that a woman and her child were wounded by an Israeli drone strike behind the "Yellow Line" in the same town.
Meanwhile, Israeli artillery has been targeting the eastern areas of Khan Younis, while warplanes have conducted raids behind the "Yellow Line" in both Rafah and Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, as part of an aerial escalation that has been ongoing since last night.
