The Israeli genocidal war against the Gaza Strip continues unabated, leaving behind a growing number of civilian casualties. Over recent hours, numerous airstrikes have resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries, the majority of whom are women and children – a clear violation of international humanitarian law.
At least six people, including children, were killed after a tent sheltering displaced families was directly targeted in Qizan Rashwan area in Khan Younis. In the nearby district of Ma’an, a residential home was bombed, killing and injuring further civilians.
In a related incident, five civilian vehicles were hit in Khan Younis, wounding six individuals. Further strikes also targeted tents housing displaced persons near the Taiba Towers in the west of the city, resulting in additional injuries.
In central Gaza, a strike on a residential flat in the Nuseirat refugee camp (Block 5) killed two women and injured others. A nearby vehicle workshop near Al-Maghazi camp was also hit, injuring at least one person. Another tent sheltering displaced persons in the Al-Sawarha area was attacked, leaving four more civilians wounded.
In Gaza City, a young girl was killed and others injured in the Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood by Israeli gunfire. In the Shuja’iyya district, strikes on two adjacent homes belonging to the Abu Akar and Al-Sayfi families claimed the lives of four more civilians, including women, while many others were wounded. Meanwhile, Israeli military vehicles continued indiscriminate fire in the north-western areas of Beit Lahia.
These attacks reflect a pattern of systematic and deliberate violence against civilians, amounting to what rights advocates have classified as acts of genocide. According to the Geneva Conventions, the direct targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure constitutes a grave breach of international law and, in the context of scale and intent, rises to the level of genocide.
Recent figures estimate more than 600 civilians have been killed and around 1,000 injured in just the past few days—approximately 70% of them are women, children, and the elderly. Since the onset of the military operation on 7 October 2023, the total number of casualties in Gaza has exceeded 163,000, with more than 14,000 people still unaccounted for, many believed to be buried beneath the rubble.
This mounting death toll demands an urgent and transparent international investigation. The ongoing silence and lack of accountability serve only to deepen the scale of the atrocities and risk enabling further massacres. The international community must act decisively to uphold the principles of justice and protect the fundamental rights of civilians in Gaza.
