GAZA, Tuesday, July 2, 2024 (WAFA) – At least 12 civilians were killed and others were injured tonight in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent said that the bodies of 12 people were brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, following an airstrike by the occupation forces on the Eslayyim family house in the city.

Additionally, three citizens were killed in an Israeli drone attack targeting citizens in the Al-Mansura area within the Shejaiya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City.

The occupation forces also bombarded a residential block in the neighborhood and launched an airstrike east of the neighboring al-Tuffah neighborhood.

Three civilians were also killed in an Israeli airstrike against the western parts of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The occupation’s artillery also shelled the area, along with central Rafah.

Medical sources reported that the bodies of at least 31 civilians, including children and women, arrived at the Strip’s hospitals since dawn today.

The number of civilians killed in the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has so far risen to 37,925, the majority of whom are children and women. The number of injuries has reached around 87,141.

Thousands of victims remain trapped under the rubble and scattered on the streets, as rescue and ambulance teams face severe difficulties in reaching them.

T.R.