Six Palestinians martyred in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah

At least six Palestinian civilians were killed and others wounded last night in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house east of Rafah in the south of Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

The sources reported that the occupation forces targeted a house in the Zalata area east of Rafah with an airstrike, resulting in its complete destruction and the martyrdom of all the civilians who were there, according to WAFA News Agency.

Ambulance and rescue teams recovered the bodies of six martyrs and several injured individuals from the targeted house, and were then transported to Abu Yousef Al-Najjar Hospital in the city.

Additionally, an Israeli airstrike targeted a civilian house in the Yibna refugee camp in central Rafah, causing several injuries among Palestinian civilians.

Simultaneously, Israeli naval boats fired on the shores of Rafah, while the occupation’s artillery shelled various areas in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

In a preliminary toll, the Palestinian death toll from Israel’s deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now soared to 29,410, according to the latest update by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.