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Two Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza on Friday by Israeli gunfire, as Israeli warplanes destroyed a residential building in Gaza City’s al-Zaytoun neighborhood. These attacks persist despite the second phase of the ceasefire taking effect in mid-January, with 276 violations in 21 days resulting in 125 deaths and 272 injuries.
A Palestinian woman returning to Gaza via the Rafah crossing said Israeli forces told her to warn residents to prepare to leave. The crossing reopened under heavy restrictions. Only a few patients are allowed out amid a collapsed health system. Health officials warn more will die due to delayed medical evacuations.
Twenty-three Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, including children, an infant, a paramedic, and a pharmacist. The attacks came days after Israel killed around 30 Palestinians in similar strikes, part of ongoing violations of the ceasefire declared in October.
Over 550 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the start of the fragile October ceasefire, including 21 since Wednesday dawn, among them children, a baby, and a paramedic. Israel has violated the truce over 1,200 times and blocked aid entry.
A Palestinian paramedic from the Red Crescent was martyred after being struck by a second Israeli missile while aiding the injured from a tent bombing in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. Since midnight, more than 20 Palestinians, including children, women, and elderly, have been martyred in ongoing attacks, as Israel also paused evacuation of the wounded via the Rafah Crossing.
Israel canceled the third medical evacuation of Palestinian patients and wounded from Gaza via Rafah Crossing despite urgent treatment needs. The Health Ministry reported that over 1,268 people have died while awaiting evacuation. Officials confirmed the current system is slow and endangers thousands, amid continued Israeli prevention of aid and destruction of Gaza’s health infrastructure.
