Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire
The strike hit a group of civilians near the Asqoula junction in the Zeitoun neighborhood, in the city's southern quarter, according to local sources and eyewitnesses on the ground.
Medical sources at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital confirmed the fatalities and the critical condition of the third victim to media, as witnesses reported Israeli army bulldozers simultaneously razing buildings and facilities east of the demarcation line known as the "yellow line" in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
Israeli artillery further compounded the destruction, shelling areas east of Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis across central and southern Gaza.
Monday's strike pushed the Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks since early Sunday to at least 11. Eight of those fatalities occurred in two separate Israeli strikes Sunday that struck gatherings of civilians in the Bir 19 area of the Al-Mawasi district, west of Khan Younis, medical sources confirmed. A ninth victim was subsequently shot dead by Israeli army fire near the Bani Suheila junction, east of Khan Younis.
The violence comes despite a ceasefire agreement in force since October 10, which Israeli forces have breached on a daily basis. According to data released by the Palestine Health Ministry as of March 18, those violations have killed 691 Palestinians and left 1,876 wounded.
The bloodshed is the latest chapter in a war Israel launched on Gaza in October 2023 — a campaign that has now killed more than 72,000 Palestinians, wounded approximately 172,000 others, and decimated an estimated 90% of the enclave's civilian infrastructure.
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