Israeli strikes kill two and injure others as Gaza attacks continue

At least two Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the last 48 hours, Gaza’s Ministry of Health says, as many victims of past strikes remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to ambulance and rescue crews.

Four injured people were also brought to hospitals in Gaza, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

An Israeli drone attack targeted the al-Hasanat family in the central city of Deir el-Balah on Saturday, killing one person and wounding others, Al Jazeera’s Ashraf Abu Amra reported from the city.

Abu Amra said the attack was carried out without warning to the family, in an area crowded with tents of displaced people . Ambulance and civil defence crews rushed to the scene and transported several wounded people to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city.

Abu Amra reported that the Israeli army carried out two demolition operations in Deir el-Balah, with explosions heard from a distance as the targeted houses collapsed into rubble.

Israeli forces also pushed into the eastern part of the city and struck multiple homes there, he said, with troops remaining positioned close to civilian areas along the city’s eastern perimeter.

Israeli strikes and home demolitions continued elsewhere in the enclave, including in the southern city of Khan Younis. In eastern Khan Younis, Israeli forces shelled several civilian areas, targeting displaced Palestinians’ camps sitting across from the military-controlled area along the “Yellow Line” .

Israeli forces have advanced further into the east of Gaza City, expanding the “Yellow Line” towards more civilian areas and demolishing property and infrastructure inside the zone.