ALBAWABA- Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed 22 Palestinians, including families sheltering in buildings in Al-Zaytun and Khan Younis, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
Dozens more were wounded as rescue teams struggled to reach survivors amid rubble, fuel shortages, and repeated strikes.
The ministry said today’s casualties are part of a wider, deteriorating toll, where 280 Palestinians have been killed and 672 wounded since Israel began violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreed on October 10, 2025. Gaza authorities say there have been 393 ceasefire violations to date.
Strikes hit residential neighborhoods in Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah, including a home on Salah al-Din Road where one person was killed and 10 others injured.
Overnight, Israeli forces said they came under small-arms fire near Khan Younis, prompting retaliatory bombings that flattened several homes.
The fragile truce, touted by Hamas as a political victory after two years of war that has claimed more than 69,513 Palestinian lives, continues to unravel.
Israel cites 24 rocket launches from Gaza since October as justification for “defensive” operations, while Gaza officials accuse Israel of systematic incursions into buffer zones and obstructing aid deliveries.
Negotiations in Cairo and Doha remain deadlocked. Hamas refuses to disarm without assurances that Israel will not reoccupy the Strip, while Israel demands demilitarization south of Gaza City.
Meanwhile, humanitarian conditions worsen: the UN reports 23 rejected aid requests involving nearly 4,000 trucks, deepening famine risks and disease outbreaks. Across Gaza, more than 288,000 families remain in makeshift tent camps, part of the 762,500 people displaced since March.
Hospitals are collapsing under shortages; cancer patients lack chemotherapy, and emergency teams operate without ambulances, after eight Red Crescent workers were killed earlier this year.
