Israeli strikes kill six Palestinians including a journalist despite ceasefire
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More than 260 media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, making it the deadliest conflict for journalists on record
GAZA (Dunya News) - Israeli forces have continued its brutality in Gaza, with several airstrikes killing six Palestinians including a journalist.
According to Arab media, journalist Mahmoud Wadi was killed in an Israeli air-strike in Khan Yunis while a young man was killed by gunfire in a refugee camp in central Gaza.
The Israeli military also shot dead two people allegedly for crossing the “Yellow Line,” and in the occupied West Bank two more Palestinian youths were killed by Zionist forces.
As many as 360 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli aggression since the October ceasefire.
More than 260 media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, making it the deadliest conflict for journalists on record.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 70,100 Palestinians and wounded 170,965 since October 2023.
A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.
HEALTH SYSTEM ON THE BRINK
The Israeli prime minister’s office said authorities have received “findings” from Gaza that could be the remains of two captives whose bodies have not yet been returned.
The office said the material was transferred via the Red Cross and would be received in a military ceremony before being taken to Israel’s forensic medicine centre for identification.
Hamas had agreed to return the bodies of captives as part of the ceasefire agreement, but has said that widespread destruction across Gaza has made recovery efforts difficult.
Meanwhile, healthcare workers in Gaza say they face critical shortages of medicines and equipment. The UN has described the situation as “catastrophic”.
Less than half of Gaza’s hospitals, and just over a third of its clinics, are functioning at minimal capacity.
Al-Ahli Hospital is treating more than three times the patients it was built for, while al-Shifa, Nasser and al-Rantisi hospitals are also overwhelmed. More than half of essential medicines and two-thirds of medical supplies are out of stock, the UN has said.
Monitoring groups say Israeli forces have killed about 1,000 healthcare workers since the war began.
