33 women, 33 children among fatalities in Israeli offensives since ceasefire deal was announced on Wednesday
Five Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and several others injured on Saturday when Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced civilians west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Medical sources told Anadolu that the victims were from a single family and their killings occurred after an Israeli helicopter targeted the tent in the Al-Mawasi area, northwest of Khan Younis.
The death toll in Gaza rose to 122 Palestinians, including 33 children and 33 women, since the announcement of a ceasefire agreement on Wednesday, according to Gaza's Civil Defense Department.
The Al-Mawasi region, designated by the Israeli army as a "safe humanitarian zone," has seen repeated attacks on displaced civilians despite such assurances.
Israeli forces also launched artillery and aerial strikes in other parts of Khan Younis, according to eyewitnesses.
In central Gaza, an Israeli drone dropped a bomb on a home near Al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp setting the building ablaze. Sporadic shelling was also reported in northwestern Nuseirat.
Northern Gaza saw a continuation of heavy bombardment, particularly in Jabalia, where Israeli forces have destroyed residential buildings and conducted an intensive military operation for over three months.
The violence came amid preparations for the implementation of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the US.
Qatar announced a three-phase ceasefire agreement on Wednesday to end over 15 months of deadly Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip with the ceasefire set to take effect on Sunday at 0630GMT.
Nearly 46,900 Palestinians, mostly women and children were killed and more than 110,600 injured in Israel's genocidal war on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, according to local health authorities.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
