Israeli drone strike kills four in Gaza

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
20 Jul 2025 06:57
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Israeli forces intensified attacks across the Gaza Strip, killing four in a drone strike and targeting multiple areas by air and artillery.

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Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli occupation forces airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, on July 19, 2025. (AP)

Israeli occupation forces intensified their assaults on the Gaza Strip early on Sunday, launching aerial and artillery strikes on multiple areas across the besieged enclave.

Drone strike kills four in Gaza City

According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, at least four Palestinians were martyred and several others wounded after an Israeli “quadcopter” drone dropped bombs in the vicinity of Birkat al-Sheikh Radwan in northern Gaza City. The attack was part of a broader escalation that included intensified aerial and ground shelling.

Homes demolished as attacks expand

Occupation forces continued demolishing residential buildings in the eastern parts of al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. Simultaneously, explosions were reported in northern areas of the city, where Israeli forces blew up several residential buildings. Military vehicles also opened direct fire on the eastern parts of the city.

Airstrikes and shelling target central and southern areas

In the central Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes carried out two raids on the eastern areas of al-Bureij refugee camp. Artillery shelling also targeted multiple locations, particularly the eastern outskirts of Gaza City, the northern edges of al-Nuseirat camp, and areas north of Khan Younis in the south.

Further south, heavy gunfire struck the vicinity of al-Shakoush area northwest of Rafah, while the al-Zarqa area in southern Jabalia in northern Gaza was hit with sustained artillery fire.

Gaza faces worsening Famine and humanitarian collapse

This latest escalation comes amid what health authorities in Gaza describe as an ongoing genocide against the civilian population. The Ministry of Health warned that the territory is now experiencing a “real state of famine,” with acute shortages in essential food supplies and a sharp increase in cases of severe malnutrition, particularly among children.