GAZA, June 20, 2025 (WAFA) – At least 48 Palestinians have been killed since the early hours of Friday as Israeli airstrikes and gunfire continue to pound various areas across the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources.

In one of the latest incidents, a father and his young son were killed when Israeli warplanes struck their home in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. The victims were identified as Abdel Majid Al-Sharafi and his child, Bassem.

In the central Gaza Strip, two more civilians were killed and others injured in an airstrike targeting the Al-Adaini family home near Al-Mazraa Street, south of Deir al-Balah.

In the southern part of the Strip, five people were shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces while waiting for aid distribution near the northwest area of Rafah.

Earlier in the day, at least 35 Palestinians were killed in two separate Israeli massacres in the war-torn enclave.

The Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat refugee camp reported receiving the bodies of 23 victims and dozens of injured people after an Israeli strike targeted a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid near the Shuhadaa Junction in the northern part of the camp.

Additionally, medical sources from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society confirmed the killing of 12 individuals and injuries to others after Israeli forces bombed a home belonging to the Ayash family in the Al-Muaskar area west of Deir al-Balah. The victims were transported to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

The death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue operations continue under difficult and dangerous conditions.

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