8 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing of areas in Gaza Strip
Israel continues its genocidal war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip- the photo published by Palestinian journalists in Gaza on their Telegram channel on May 17, 2025
CAIRO - 12 June 2025: Eight Palestinians were killed on Thursday in Israeli airstrikes targeting Gaza City, Jabalia refugee camp, and Khan Yunis.
Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) quoted medical sources as saying four citizens were killed and others were injured in a strike on Al-Maqousi Towers area northwest of Gaza City. They added that two citizens were killed as a result of the occupation forces' shelling of the Bir al-Na'ja area, west of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Two other citizens were killed in an Israeli attack on Batn al-Sameen area, south of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, the sources said. Some 103 citizens were killed and 427 others were injured in the past 24 hours, according to the sources.
The death toll from the aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 55,207 while 127,821 were wounded since then.
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