Palestinian killed by Israeli army in Khan Younis, Gaza, despite ceasefire

GAZA, Palestine / ISTANBUL

In a further ceasefire violation, the Israeli army killed a Palestinian on Friday in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, a medical source said.

A medical source from Nasser Hospital said the man was pronounced dead after arriving at the hospital with gunshot wounds caused by Israeli gunfire.

The man was shot by Israeli forces firing into western Khan Younis, outside areas where the Israeli army is deployed, eyewitnesses reported.

A ceasefire deal last Oct. 10 halted Israel’s two-year war that killed over 71,200 Palestinians, most of them women and children, injured more than 171,000 others, and left the enclave in ruins. But despite the ceasefire, Israel’s deadly attacks on Gaza continue.

According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, since the ceasefire at least 414 people have been killed and over 1,100 others injured.