Israeli fire kills seven Palestinians in Gaza Strip
Local health officials report that Israeli forces killed at least seven people in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
Casualties in Gaza City and Khan Younis
Medics confirmed that Fadi Rajab and his thirteen-year-old son Abubakr died when an airstrike hit a displacement shelter roof in the Zeitoun neighbourhood. A third Palestinian fatality occurred near a school in the Daraj neighbourhood of Gaza City according to health officials. In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, gunfire killed one man while later strikes on a metal foundry in Sabra took three more lives.
West Bank shooting and regional context
Palestinian officials stated that Israeli forces shot dead fourteen-year-old Moutaz Eyad Daghlas in Burqa northwest of Nablus late on Monday. Israel claimed this action was a response to stone-throwing while Palestinian health ministry records list the victim as killed in the occupied territory. While the Palestine Red Crescent Society provided care for two individuals shot, it reported that authorities prevented entry to a third injured person and held three volunteer paramedics.
Human rights group data on children
The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said its records show Israeli forces killed at least 241 children or teenagers between the Oct 7, 2023 raid and late June. In the weeks leading up to Israel's Oct 27 election, violence has surged as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aimed to win over hardline settlers.
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