Gaza: Thirteen Palestinians were martyred and others wounded on Tuesday in airstrikes and shelling carried out by the Israeli occupation forces across various areas of Gaza Strip.

According to Qatar News Agency, medical sources reported that five Palestinians were martyred and about 30 others injured. All the injured were transferred to Red Cross Hospital in western Rafah after a drone strike targeted Al-Iqlimi area west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Additionally, two more individuals, including a child, were martyred and others wounded when tents sheltering displaced people near the industrial area west of the city were struck.

In central Gaza, an Israeli drone targeted a civilian vehicle in Deir al-Balah, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. Meanwhile, in Gaza City, three people were killed and others wounded when drones struck a group of residents near Al-Maghribi Street in Al-Sabra neighborhood. Furthermore, two individuals were martyred and several others wounded in shelling that hit a group of civilians near the Al-Abbas junction west of the city.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza stated that since dawn today, Israeli occupation airstrikes and shelling on different parts of the Strip have killed 63 people and injured dozens more. The ongoing conflict has led to a staggering death toll of 61,599 since October 7, 2023, with 154,088 wounded. The situation is exacerbated by a severe famine affecting all parts of Gaza, amid increasing international calls for Israel to open the crossings to allow the entry of humanitarian aid.