Israel Kills Five Palestinians in Gaza, Including Three Community Kitchen Workers
The Gaza Conflict Escalates
Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed at least five Palestinians, including three in Deir el-Balah, and others in Khan Younis and Beit Lahiya.
Community Kitchen Workers Killed
Sunday’s attack on the central city of Deir el-Balah targeted a community kitchen and all three victims were charity workers, according to Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Gaza City.
- Three community kitchen workers killed in Deir el-Balah
- Two others killed in Khan Younis and Beit Lahiya
The Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
“This shows that Israel is not only targeting people, but also organisations serving the community across Gaza,” Khoudary added.
Reacting to the same attack, Hamas said it was “a deliberate war crime and a renewed scene of the ongoing genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip”.
The Statistics of the Conflict
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry’s statistics published on Sunday, Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 72,760 Palestinians since October 7, 2023, including at least 871 since the so-called ceasefire started last October.
The Military Occupation
Israel’s military occupies about 60 percent of Gaza’s territory, demarcated by a so-called “yellow line” buffer zone.
In that zone on Sunday, the Israeli army said its forces killed a person saying, without providing evidence, that the victim was armed and posed an imminent threat to soldiers.
The army statement also said a Hamas commander was killed, identifying the man as Bahaa Baroud. There was no immediate confirmation from the group.