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Five Palestinians killed in Gaza since Thursday, local sources say

By , based on La Presse de Tunisie

Map: Gaza, Territoires palestiniens

Five Palestinians, including a woman and a 12-year-old child, have been killed in Gaza since Thursday in Israeli strikes and gunfire, according to local sources cited by the Palestinian agency Wafa. The victims were recorded in Gaza, Deir al-Balah, Nusseirat, Al-Bureij and Jabalia, with several wounded, including one in serious condition.

Five Palestinians, including a woman and a 12-year-old child, have been killed since Thursday in the Gaza Strip by gunfire and strikes attributed to Israeli forces, according to local sources cited by La Presse de Tunisie. The victims were reported in Gaza City, the Nusseirat and Al-Bureij camps, Al-Zawaida and southern Gaza.

Local sources cited by the Palestinian agency Wafa also reported a drone strike on a displaced people's tent west of Deir al-Balah, which killed Abdel Walid Matar. Several other Palestinians were wounded, including one seriously, in strikes and gunfire in Jabalia, Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah.

The death toll from the offensive launched on 7 October 2023 has reached 74,619 deaths and 175,925 injuries, according to figures reported by La Presse de Tunisie. Medical sources said Gaza's hospitals had received five wounded people over the past 24 hours and reported casualties since the ceasefire took effect on 11 October.

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