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A Palestinian citizen succumbed Saturday to injuries sustained from Israeli sniper fire in Gaza City. Local sources reported that Israeli snipers opened fire on the man on Friday in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, wounding him. His death was confirmed today.This incident occurred as Israeli warplanes launched multiple airstrikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, demolishing homes in eastern Gaza City and Al Bureij refugee camp, in continued violations of the ceasefire agreement.Israel has repeatedly breached the ceasefire, which came into effect on Oct. 10. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Israeli forces carried out intense bombardments targeting homes and tents across the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of over 100 Palestinians, including more than 46 children and 20 women.

The Gaza Center for Human Rights reported 129 Israeli attacks since the October 10 ceasefire, resulting in 34 Palestinian deaths and 122 injuries.In a statement issued Saturday, the Center said Israeli forces struck a civilian vehicle in Al-Zeitoun, killing 11 family members, including seven children and two women.It condemned the incident as a violation of international law and a continuation of what it described as Israel’s deadly policies against civilians.The Gaza Center for Human Rights said Israeli forces unnecessarily targeted a civilian vehicle, despite having surveillance tools to assess threats.It stressed that protecting civilians requires a complete end to hostilities and accountability through international law.Despite the ceasefire, Israeli forces continue airstrikes and gunfire against Palestinians returning to inspect their homes, while keeping the Rafah crossing closed.The truce between Hamas and Israel began last week, following troop withdrawals and the return of displaced residents, as part of the first phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace initiative.

The toll of the war Israel has been waging on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, has hit 67,869 fatalities and 170,105 injuries. Hospitals in the enclave received 63 bodies, of which 60 were recovered in the past 24 hours, along with 39 wounded, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported in a statement on Monday. The statement added that several victims are still languishing under rubble and in the streets, as medics and civil defense rescuers have hitherto been unable to reach them. A ceasefire deal between the Hamas movement and Israel came into force last Friday after it had been reached in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh, following the Israeli occupation's approval of the agreement. Since then, the occupation army has embarked on pulling back from sites and populated areas in the Strip, with displaced people starting to pour into the north of the Strip, as part of the first phase of the initiative laid out by US President Donald Trump to end the war on Gaza.

The number of casualties from the ongoing Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7, 2023, has surged to 67,074 fatalities and 169,430 injuries, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. In a statement issued Saturday, the ministry confirmed that hospitals across the enclave received 66 bodies and 256 wounded individuals over the past 24 hours. An additional 720 fatalities were added to the cumulative death toll following verification and approval by the judicial committee overseeing missing persons and notification records. The ministry further noted that between March 18 and today, the death toll reached 13,486, with 57,384 injuries. It emphasized that many victims remain trapped under rubble or on roadways, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to ongoing hostilities. Regarding casualties among aid workers and civilians seeking sustenance, the ministry reported that six fatalities and 40 injuries were recorded in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of aid-related deaths to 2,603 and injuries to 19,094. Tragically, two children died within the last 24 hours due to starvation and malnutrition, raising the total number of malnutrition-related deaths to 459, including 154 children. The Israeli military continues its systematic campaign against the Palestinian population in Gaza, amid worsening humanitarian conditions and widespread devastation.

The Israeli occupation continued relentless airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, causing more Palestinian deaths and injuries. According to Palestinian news agency (WAFA), four Palestinians were martyred and several more injured after Israeli warplanes struck a residential building in Gaza City. Reports also indicated that Israeli aircraft targeted the Shati Camp in Gaza City. Meanwhile, medical sources said a Palestinian woman was martyred when occupation forces shelled the Bureij Camp, while injuries were reported in several other areas across the Strip. WAFA further reported that two fishermen were martyred by Israeli gunfire south of Gaza City. The latest attacks have brought the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip to 65,344, mostly women and children, with 166,795 others injured. The figures are expected to rise further as hundreds of victims remain trapped under the rubble or lying on the streets, beyond the reach of rescue teams.