Several killed, injured in Israeli airstrike in Gaza City amid ceasefire violations

By Mohammad Sio

ISTANBUL (AA) - Several people were killed and injured Tuesday evening in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, marking a new violation of the ceasefire agreement, medical sources said.

The strike targeted a home in the Sabra neighborhood in the city’s southern part, inside the “yellow line” from which Israeli forces had previously withdrawn under the ceasefire deal, an Anadolu reporter said.

The Israeli army launched a series of air and artillery strikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday following orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to carry out “immediate, powerful strikes” in the enclave over alleged ceasefire violations by Hamas.

According to Anadolu reporters, an Israeli airstrike hit the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, while artillery fire targeted areas east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Missiles also struck around the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City.