Israeli forces kill, injure dozens in Gaza overnight

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
Today 07:11
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Shelters for displaced Palestinians came under heavy attack by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip.

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Palestinians pray over the bodies of people massacred in Israeli airstrikes, at their funeral in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestine, on June 25, 2025. (AP)

Israeli occupation forces carried out heavy aerial and artillery bombardments across the Gaza Strip at dawn on Thursday, targeting multiple areas from north to south and continuing attacks on Palestinians awaiting humanitarian aid.

In the central Strip Gaza, at least three people were martyred and others wounded after Israeli forces targeted aid seekers along Salah al-Din Street, south of Wadi Gaza. Artillery also struck the entrance to al-Bureij refugee camp, injuring at least three, while an Israeli airstrike hit a home in the Nuseirat camp, resulting in additional casualties.

Israeli strikes target school in Gaza City

In the north, five people were martyred and others wounded after an Israeli strike hit Amr Ibn al-As School in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. The school was sheltering displaced civilians at the time of the attack. Artillery shelling also struck the northeastern al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City.

Moreover, Israeli forces continued demolishing residential buildings, Israeli warplanes launched heavy airstrikes on the town of Jabalia.

Displaced shelters come under attack

The southern areas of the Strip also came under intense bombardment. In Khan Younis, five displaced persons were martyred and several others wounded when Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering civilians in al-Mawasi area. Another four people were martyred in a separate airstrike on the Armeida area of Bani Suheila, in the east.

Additionally, Israeli naval forces also opened heavy and repeated fire toward the coast of Khan Younis, while intense artillery fire was reported in western Rafah.

The attacks come amid continued warnings from international organizations over the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and repeated calls for a ceasefire. Despite this, Israeli forces have escalated their strikes, further compounding the suffering of civilians already facing displacement, famine, and disease.