At least two Palestinians have lost their lives and several more have been injured following a new drone attack by the Israeli Army this Saturday in Jabalia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire continuing to be theoretically in effect for more than a year.
According to initial reports, the Israeli Air Force would have attacked a group of people gathered at the Abú Sharij roundabout, in the west area of the Jabalia refugee camp. After the bombing, two lifeless bodies were taken to Al Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, according to medical sources cited by the Palestinian daily "Fialstín". The dead have been identified as Momen al Shandaghli and Rayab Rihan.
At the same time, new Israeli artillery attacks and the destruction of several properties have been recorded in the east of Gaza City. Military vehicle offensives and artillery fire have also occurred in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central area, as well as in the south of the Palestinian enclave, including the central area of Jan Yunis.
The violence has also spread to the West Bank. Five people were injured in Beit Fayar, south of Bethlehem, after an attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians who were collecting olives. In the incident, several vehicles were damaged.
Another settlers’ attack occurred in Huwara, south of Nablus, where Israeli forces stopped a young Palestinian. Incendiaries have also been reported in the locality of Salem, east of Nablus, as a result of new actions by Israeli forces.
On Friday, another six Palestinians had already died and 20 more had been injured in different Israeli attacks, which since the start of the ceasefire have caused the death of 1,643 people and have left 5,964 injured, according to the latest count released by the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Overall, since the start of the escalation after the Gaza attacks of October 7, 2023—which left around 1,200 dead in Israeli territory—at least 74,695 Gazans have died and 176,093 have been injured. In addition, around 90% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been destroyed.