Ammon News - At least nine Palestinian civilians were killed and several others wounded on Monday in a series of Israeli strikes targeting multiple areas in the Gaza Strip, according to local medical sources.

In Khan Younis, five members of the Abu Taima family were killed and others injured when an Israeli fighter jets targeted a tent sheltering the displaced in the Al-Mawasi area west of the city.

Elsewhere in the north, two Palestinians were killed and others wounded by a drone strike near Al-Nazla roundabout in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

Another two civilians were confirmed dead in southern Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, following ongoing shelling by Israeli forces. Their bodies were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 58,895 Palestinians have been killed and 140,980 reported injured since October 7, 2023. The majority of the victims are women and children. The numbers are expected to rise, as many victims remain trapped under rubble or stranded in inaccessible areas. WAFA