Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, eyewitnesses report executions
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At least 27 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, including targeted strikes on aid seekers in Wadi Gaza.
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A Palestinian man carries the body of his martyred child, who was killed in an Israeli military strike on Gaza, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Palestine, on June 19, 2025. (AP)
Israeli occupation forces launched a series of deadly attacks across the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, killing at least 27 Palestinians and wounding dozens more, as the war enters its ninth month.
According to local reports, Israeli occupation forces targeted a gathering of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid on Salah al-Din Street, south of the Wadi Gaza area in central Gaza. The strike killed eight people on the spot.
Eyewitnesses from the Netzarim corridor in southwestern Gaza City, quoted by Palestinian media, described a harrowing scene in which Israeli forces reportedly executed dozens of young men awaiting aid and dumped their bodies into a well, preventing their retrieval.
More martyrs across central Gaza Strip
Further south, six Palestinians were killed and 17 others injured after an Israeli bomb struck a house in the northern part of the Nuseirat refugee camp.
In Deir al-Balah, another strike on a residential home killed five people.
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Strikes on displaced Palestinians in Gaza City
In eastern Gaza City, five more Palestinians were martyred when Israeli occupation forces targeted a building sheltering displaced civilians in the eastern al-Zaytoun neighborhood. Several others were wounded or remain missing amid heavy artillery shelling.
Meanwhile, residents in al-Shujaiya reported injuries following an Israeli strike on a home in the area. Israeli warplanes also bombed the areas surrounding Souq al-Juma', al-Mantar Street, and al-Mansoura.
Read more: 'Israel' kills 94 Palestinians, including 60 aid seekers, in Gaza
Shelling and raids in the north and south
In northern Gaza, three people were killed and others wounded in Israeli attacks on two homes in Jabalia. The town itself came under intense artillery bombardment.
In the south, Israeli forces carried out demolition operations in residential areas northeast of Khan Younis, while airstrikes hit al-Mawasi in the west. Artillery shelling was also reported in Batin al-Samin and cemetery areas in southern Khan Younis.
The ongoing Israeli bombardment continues to devastate Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, as international calls for a lasting ceasefire remain unmet.
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