At least nine Palestinian civilians have been killed and several others wounded today in a series of Israeli strikes targeting multiple areas in the Gaza Strip
In Khan Younis, five members of the Abu Taima family were killed and others injured when an Israeli fighter jets targeted a tent sheltering the displaced in the Al-Mawasi area west of the city.
Elsewhere in the north, two Palestinians were killed and others wounded by a drone strike near Al-Nazla roundabout in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.
Another two civilians were confirmed dead in southern Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, following ongoing shelling by Israeli forces. Their bodies were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
three Palestinians, including two elderly men over the age of 70, were injured at dawn today after being violently assaulted by Israeli forces during a military raid on Dhanaba suburb, east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.
According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), emergency crews treated the three injured, all of whom suffered beatings at the hands of Israeli soldiers.
The injured were rushed to Martyr Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital for medical assistance.
Additionally, Israeli forces raided several homes, searched them, and ransacked their contents, No arrests were reported during the incursion.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has launched a major international campaign urging world leaders and organisations to intervene immediately and stop what he described as the “deliberate starvation” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
In letters sent to global leaders and international bodies, Abbas warned that Israel’s ongoing blockade and military actions in Gaza amount to war crimes, including genocide, destruction and the use of starvation as a weapon against civilians.
He accused Israel of tightening pressure on Palestinians and working to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Abbas called for an immediate and lasting ceasefire, the release of all hostages and detainees, and the urgent entry of food and medical aid into Gaza.
He demanded the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area, and emphasised the need for a political process under international oversight that would lead to a comprehensive peace based on UN resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.
“The most urgent matter now is to stop the genocide in Gaza,” Abbas stated. “People are being killed in front of aid centres. Children, women, and the elderly are dying from hunger. This cannot be ignored. We need immediate global pressure on Israel to allow the entry of food and medicine
