Israeli attacks kill two Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire
Israeli strikes and shelling continued across Gaza, killing Palestinians and injuring others despite ongoing ceasefire
GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) — Israeli attacks killed two Palestinians and wounded several others in Gaza on Monday, as strikes, artillery fire and gunfire continued despite a ceasefire agreement that was supposed to halt hostilities.
Mohammed Abdul Nasser Abu Asad, 27, was killed when an Israeli drone struck a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians near Shuhadaa Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, according to local medical sources.
Several others were wounded in the attack, including at least one seriously.
Another Palestinian later died from injuries sustained in an Israeli drone strike on Sunday that hit a displacement tent west of Khan Younis, according to medical officials. Seven other people were wounded in that attack.
Witnesses reported sustained Israeli gunfire from military vehicles toward areas containing tents for displaced Palestinians in southern and eastern Khan Younis. Israeli forces also reportedly shelled the Abu Rashid area south of the Al-Maghazi refugee camp.
The continued attacks have drawn particular concern because they are taking place despite a ceasefire agreement and calls for Israel to stop military operations in the territory.
US President Donald Trump said in an Aug. 17 interview that Israel “should not be striking in Gaza” and said Hamas had agreed to surrender its weapons under a US-backed peace proposal.
Gaza’s government media office said Monday that Israel had committed 4,379 alleged violations of the ceasefire since it took effect. The office also said the humanitarian provisions of the agreement were being severely undermined, with only 66,607 aid trucks entering Gaza out of 189,000 expected by Monday.
The territory remains in a devastating humanitarian crisis, with approximately 2.4 million Palestinians living in Gaza and about 2.15 million displaced by Israel’s military campaign, according to the media office.
Movement out of Gaza has also remained heavily restricted. The office said only 11,759 people had been permitted to leave, compared with 29,800 who were expected to depart following the reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.
The office urged Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye, along with other ceasefire guarantors, to exert pressure on Israel to honor the agreement and end what it described as continued violations.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said hospitals received two bodies and 32 injured people during the previous 24 hours. It said the reported Palestinian death toll since the ceasefire began had reached 1,288, with 4,290 wounded and another 813 bodies recovered from destroyed buildings and infrastructure.
The ministry said Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023 had killed at least 73,422 Palestinians and injured 174,401 others. It warned that many victims remain trapped beneath rubble or on roads inaccessible to ambulance and civil-defense crews.
The scale of destruction has compounded the civilian toll, with around 90 percent of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure reportedly destroyed.
The UN has estimated reconstruction costs at approximately $70 billion, underscoring the enormous consequences of Israel’s prolonged military campaign on Gaza’s civilian population.
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