Israeli airstrikes claim civilian lives in Gaza displacement camp

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – An Israeli air operation on Monday resulted in the deaths of a Palestinian woman and child, with at least two dozen additional civilians sustaining injuries, as strikes continued targeting shelters housing displaced residents in Gaza’s southern region despite the ceasefire framework nominally in effect since mid-October 2025.

Medical personnel in Gaza confirmed that the airstrike against the Ghaith displacement camp in the Al-Mawasi locality, situated west of Khan Younis, killed a 31-year-old woman and a six-year-old girl. The bombardment also left 20 people wounded, predominantly women and children, according to medical sources.

Witnesses and local observers reported that Israeli aircraft targeted multiple tent structures within the densely populated encampment, resulting in casualties with differing severity levels. The strike destroyed shelter infrastructure and disrupted conditions in the crowded settlement hosting thousands of internally displaced Palestinians.

A separate Israeli airstrike struck a residential structure in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza before daybreak, leaving two Palestinian civilians injured, local sources reported.

The mounting toll reflects persistent breaches of the ceasefire arrangement established in October 2025. According to data compiled by Gaza’s Health Ministry, violation incidents since the truce commenced have claimed 904 Palestinian lives and left 2,713 people wounded.

The October 2025 agreement was negotiated to halt Israel’s genocide in Gaza spanning two years, that had claimed more than 72,000 Palestinian lives—predominantly women and children—and inflicted wounds on approximately 172,000 additional people since October 2023. The warfare has devastated civilian infrastructure, with destruction affecting roughly 90% of structures serving civilian populations.