Three Palestinians killed, 15 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza

Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have resulted in the deaths of three Palestinians and injuries to 15 others, as violations of an October ceasefire persist, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera. The ongoing strikes show no sign of abating in the devastated Palestinian territory.

One fatal incident occurred Monday when an Israeli drone struck a motorcycle in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood of southern Gaza City, killing 28-year-old Osama Naim Shamlakh and wounding nine civilians. In a separate attack in northwest Gaza City, a police post near the al-Tawam roundabout was targeted, injuring four officers. Anadolu Agency reported that one of these officers, 36-year-old Thaer Ramzi Fayyad, later died from his injuries.

Details surrounding the third fatality remain unclear. However, Israel conducted numerous other attacks on Monday. An air raid in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis struck a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians, with the wounded sent to Nasser Hospital. Another strike targeted a vehicle on al-Rashid Road in central Gaza, with casualties taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. A young man sustained minor injuries when an Israeli strike hit an apartment in the Maghazi refugee camp. Israeli military vehicles also fired towards homes east of the Bureij refugee camp and near the Halawa displacement camp, though no casualties were reported in those instances.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces are reportedly expanding their control within Gaza. Concrete blocks marking areas under Israeli control have been moved closer to Salah al-Din Road, Gaza's main north-south artery, in the Shujayea neighborhood. This development has heightened fears among Palestinians who use the road, as they worry about becoming targets. The ceasefire agreed upon in October has been repeatedly broken by Israel, which has conducted extensive military operations in Gaza since October 2023. Under the ceasefire terms, Israel was to control areas behind a demarcation line, known as the 'yellow line,' in eastern Gaza. While the Israeli military claims this covers about 58 percent of Gaza, Palestinians report being shot and killed for approaching the shifting line, even within designated areas.