Nine civilians killed, others injured in Israeli bombardment of areas in southern Gaza

GAZA: Nine civilians were killed and others were injured tonight in an Israeli bombardment targeting the center of Khan Yunis and the eastern part of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that four people were killed in an Israeli shelling targeting a site near the Sheikh Nasser roundabout in the center of Khan Yunis.

An Israeli airstrike also targeted a site near the refugee tents set up adjacent to Al-Aqsa University, west of the city.

The sources added that five civilians were also killed in an Israeli shelling east of Rafah.

According to medical sources, the death toll of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has risen to 32,845. Meanwhile, the number of people injured has also surged to around 75,392. Thousands of civilians are still missing under the rubble and in the streets.

To be noted, Israeli forces have committed six massacres against civilians in the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of 63 people and the injury of 94 others.

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ce: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA