At least 72 people were killed on Monday in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli army strikes.
According to medical sources, dozens of Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip, including people seeking food at humanitarian aid sites, while the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.
Medical sources told Al Jazeera that at least 72 people had been killed since morning in Israeli attacks, including at least 47 victims in Gaza City and in the north of the region.
Al Jazeera correspondent Moat al-Kahlut, covering events in Gaza, described a “catastrophic” situation at Al-Ahli Hospital in the north of the city, where many wounded civilians had arrived seeking medical assistance after Israeli forces struck the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods, as well as the Al-Zawiya market.
Attacks on West Bank
Meanwhile, two Palestinians, including a 16-year-old teenager, were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
In the centre of Ramallah, Israeli forces opened fire on a 16-year-old teenager. The teenager was fatally wounded near the al-Manara intersection. Another Palestinian was killed at a checkpoint in the settlement of Zakariya in the south of the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers opened fire on him at the separation fence. Later, the body was handed over to Palestinian medics and taken to a hospital in the city of Dura. In the village of Nezlet Isa, north of Tulkarm, one Palestinian was wounded by Israeli military fire. In the Ash-Gurab area, east of Beit Lahm, Israeli forces wounded 43-year-old Kifah Ibrahim Khalil, shooting him in the leg. According to the Red Crescent, the victim was taken to hospital.
In addition, Israeli forces carried out a raid in the settlement of El Hadar. There, they detained at least two people and broke into Palestinian homes, causing damage to property.
Since the start of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, at least 980 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank as a result of Israeli army actions. At the same time, arrests, raids and attacks on civilians continue in the region, including in East Jerusalem.
