At least 22 Palestinians were killed on Saturday in a series of Israeli airstrikes that hit homes and a vehicle in several areas of the Gaza Strip, in a new violation of the ceasefire that has been in force since Oct. 10, reported the Anadolu Agency. Gaza Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal said in a video statement that women, children and elderly people were among the victims in the attacks that destroyed entire buildings.
Bassal said five people were killed and others wounded after an Israeli drone strike targeted a civilian vehicle near the Abbas Junction in western Gaza City. In the same city, four Palestinians were killed when an Israeli strike hit a home on al-Labbabidi Street.
In the central Gaza Strip, Bassal said two Palestinians were killed and others wounded when an Israeli strike targeted a house near the Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in western Deir al-Balah. In the Nuseirat refugee camp, three Palestinians were killed when an Israeli strike struck a home next to Al-Awda Hospital. Also, in Nuseirat, seven Palestinians were killed after an Israeli strike hit a home in Camp 2. Bassal did not specify where the additional fatalities occurred.
Israeli forces also shot and injured three Palestinians near al-Bureij camp in central Gaza and Jabalia in the north, medics said. The Israeli army claimed in a statement that its forces had “eliminated” a gunman after he allegedly crossed the yellow line.
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