GAZA, June 17, 2025 (WAFA) - Seven citizens, including a mother and her three children, were killed as a result of the ongoing Israeli occupation forces' shelling of various areas in the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that five people, including a mother and her three children, were killed as a result of the occupation forces' bombing of a tent sheltering displaced persons in the Al-Shafi'i camp in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Yunis.

He added that a female citizen was killed as a result of the occupation forces' shelling of the vicinity of the Faisal Tower in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, at dawn.

A citizen was also killed and others were injured as a result of the occupation forces' bombing of people waiting for aid on Salah al-Din Street in central Gaza Strip.

The Gaza Strip has been suffering from a catastrophic humanitarian crisis since the occupation forces closed all crossings on March 2, preventing the entry of food, medicine, aid, and fuel, while the occupation forces escalate their genocide against our people in the Strip.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and displacement, ignoring international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.

The genocide has left approximately 184,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced, and famine has claimed the lives of many, including children, as well as widespread destruction.

K.T