A Palestinian child was killed and several others were injured on Monday after Israeli warships bombed tents housing displaced civilians in the al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, medical sources said.
Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis received the body of a 3-year-old boy along with several injured people after Israeli warships shelled displacement tents along the coast in the al-Iqlimi area of al-Mawasi, medical sources reported.
Separately, witnesses said Israeli military vehicles positioned east of the so-called Yellow Line, east of Khan Younis, opened heavy fire towards nearby areas.
The Yellow Line separates areas where Israeli forces are stationed, covering more than 50 percent of eastern Gaza, from western areas where Palestinians are allowed to move. The line is considered temporary under the first phase of an Oct. 10 ceasefire agreement, which calls for broader Israeli withdrawals leading to a full withdrawal from the besieged Palestinian territory.
Witnesses also said Israeli forces carried out demolition operations targeting buildings and facilities in the southern city of Rafah and central Gaza.
Israel has continued to commit hundreds of ceasefire violations since the ceasefire, including shelling and gunfire that have killed and injured hundreds of Palestinian civilians.
The violations have continued despite the US administration's announcement in January that the second phase of the ceasefire agreement had begun. This phase includes additional Israeli withdrawals from Gaza and the launch of reconstruction efforts, which the United Nations estimates will cost about $70 billion.
The ceasefire ended an Israeli offensive that began on October 8, 2023, and lasted two years, killing more than 71,000 Palestinians and injuring over 171,000 others, while destroying about 90 percent of Gaza's infrastructure.
