UN Warns as Israeli Occupation Intensifies Gaza Siege and Aggression

In the last 24 hours alone, Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple areas, with the Mawasi region of Khan Yunis bearing the brunt of the assault. Ten Palestinians weremartyred in pre-dawn attacks there, while a separate drone strike on a motorcycle west of Khan Yunis claimed another life.

The Israeli aggression has particularly affected displaced families seeking shelter. Child Ahmed Muhammad Nasr Fahjan was killed and seven others wounded when a drone targeted their tent in Mawasi. In another devastating strike, four members of the Agha family—Abdul Salam Mahmoud Agha, his wife, and their two daughters—perished when their tent near Asdaa city was hit.

Further north, Israeli warplanes bombarded Jabalia al-Balad and Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighborhood, injuring two civilians when a mosque on Old Gaza Street was struck. Artillery shells also pounded Abasan al-Kabira in eastern Khan Yunis.

The Al-Alami family suffered tragic losses when Moatasem Al-Alami, his wife Nada Abu Shaqra, and their children Kinan and Mohammed were killed in a dawn drone strike on their tent west of Khan Yunis.

Amid the escalatingIsraeli aggression, the humanitarian blockade has entered its third month. The UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs warned bluntly: “People are dying in Gaza, and we are ready to intensify aid as soon as the blockade is lifted.” OCHA reports that 70% of Gaza’s population now finds themselves in military zones, under evacuation orders, or both.

UNICEF has condemned Israel’s aid distribution plan, with spokesman James Elder stating it “violates basic humanitarian principles” by requiring facial recognition technology for aid delivery.