40 Palestinians killed in Israel’s Gaza attacks

GAZA CITY, Palestine/ISTANBUL

Israeli attacks killed at least 40 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, including several aid seekers, according to medical sources.

In the most recent attack, the Israeli army killed four Palestinians and injured others in an airstrike on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City.

Seven people were shot near an aid distribution point in Wadi Gaza, and several others were wounded in the same attack, as Israel continued heavy bombardment of northern Gaza and Gaza City.

Residents said the army used booby-trapped robots to demolish residential homes and high-rise buildings in what they described as efforts to push civilians further south.

On Gaza City’s al-Sinaa Street, four Palestinians were killed and others were injured when a multi-story residential building was bombed.

In the Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City, the army struck three schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA -- Sit Sura, Al-Alya and Shaheiber -- that were sheltering thousands of displaced people.

The same camp also saw strikes on the Krizm apartment block, the old post office building on Hamid Street and several homes near the old police station. Another strike near UNRWA’s supply center left several people injured.

In the al-Mukhabarat area northwest of Gaza City, a multi-story residential building was hit, injuring several Palestinians.

Two more people were killed when Israeli forces struck a gathering east of al-Ghafri junction on al-Jalaa Street.

In the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, south of Gaza City, four Palestinians, including two children, were killed when another multi-story building was hit. The Abu Ghneima apartment block in the same area was also targeted.

In al-Karama, northwest Gaza City, five civilians were killed in an airstrike on a crowd.

In Gaza City’s al-Yarmouk Street, two Palestinians were killed when the army struck the homes of the Harz and Madoukh families.

During the night, witnesses reported bombardment of multiple districts of Gaza City, while the army also detonated three booby-trapped robots east of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood and opened fire in the al-Baraka area.

In central Gaza, five Palestinians were killed near the Netzarim Corridor when troops opened fire on aid seekers.

In the south, four Palestinians were killed in separate attacks in Khan Younis and Rafah, including two shot near another aid distribution site.

Three more people were killed, and 14 others were injured in an Israeli strike on civilians in western Khan Younis.

On Friday alone, 70 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the enclave.

The Israeli military campaign has killed more than 64,800 Palestinians since October 2023, devastating the enclave, which faces famine.

Israel is facing a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the territory.