Casualties reported in IOF shelling of different areas in Gaza
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The Israeli occupation intensifies its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, striking residential neighborhoods and tents sheltering displaced persons, resulting in numerous civilian casualties.
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A Palestinian mourns while identifying the body of a man killed in Israeli army strikes at the morgue of Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) targeted multiple residential areas with airstrikes and artillery shelling as part of their ongoing aggressive campaign against the Gaza Strip, resulting in deaths and injuries, including civilians awaiting humanitarian aid.
Palestinian media platforms reported heavy Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia al-Balad in the northern Gaza Strip, alongside artillery shelling targeting Beit Lahia in the northwest and the neighborhoods of al-Zaytoun and al-Shuja’iya in the east of Gaza City.
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A child in shock after his younger brother was killed in an Israeli air strike that targeted a group of civilians in Al-Nuseirat Camp, central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/6EQIJn4lIx
In the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli artillery and air forces targeted the al-Mawasi area north of Khan Younis, bombing a tent sheltering displaced persons, killing two civilians, and injuring others, according to a medical source at Nasser Hospital.
The occupation forces also carried out intense artillery and air attacks, accompanied by tank and drone fire, targeting areas northwest of Khan Younis.
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Israeli warplanes struck near the University College south of Gaza City amid ongoing security threats to educational and medical facilities.
In another tragic incident, al-Awda Hospital reported the arrival of one martyr and over 30 injured after occupation forces targeted a group of civilians waiting to receive aid on Salah al-Din Street in the southern Wadi Gaza area of central Gaza. Later, two more civilians were killed in a similar attack on a displaced persons' tent in a-Mawasi.
Israeli bombing of Gaza market kills 17 people in Gaza
This comes after the Israeli occupation carried out a deadly strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Thursday, targeting Palestinian police officers attempting to regulate flour prices and manage public markets amid a large civilian crowd. The aggression resulted in the martyrdom of 17 people and left dozens injured.
This new massacre adds to the escalating toll of Israeli bombardments across the Gaza Strip. Earlier in the day, two Palestinians were martyred and others injured in a separate Israeli strike near the al-Baraka junction in Deir al-Balah.
In Gaza City, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Amr Ibn Al-As school in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, where dozens of displaced families had sought refuge. According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, at least nine people were martyred in the attack.
Meanwhile, in the southern neighborhood of al-Zeitoun, four more Palestinians were martyred and several others wounded in a separate Israeli bombardment.
The latest updated toll by the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 103 Palestinians were martyred and 219 injured in the past 24 hours alone. Since October 7, 2023, the total death toll has reached 56,259 martyrs and 132,458 wounded.
