Israeli Airstrike Injures Five, Including Four Children, in Displaced Persons’ Tent in Khan Younis Al-Mawasi

An Israeli airstrike hit a tent sheltering displaced families in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, injuring five people on Friday evening, according to WAFA and Yaffa News Network.

Yaffa News Network said the injured, including four children, were transferred to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis for medical treatment.

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Palestinian health sources cited by WAFA reported that since October 7, 2023, the Israeli aggression has killed 73,018 people and injured 173,273, and that since the ceasefire entered into effect on October 11 the number killed rose to 1,007 with 3,165 injured.

WAFA also said medical sources reported the recovery of 784 bodies from areas that had been inaccessible due to fighting.

Middle East Eye’s live-blog update similarly described the strike as hitting a tent housing displaced Palestinian families in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, injuring at least five people, citing Wafa.

While the tent strike wounded at least five people, Palestinian health authorities cited in the coverage set the wider conflict toll at 73,018 killed and 173,273 wounded since October 7, 2023, with 1,007 killed and 3,165 injured since a ceasefire came into effect on October 11.

Yaffa News Network reported that the death toll since the start of the ceasefire on October 11 had risen to 1,007, while injuries reached 3,165, and it added that 784 bodies had been recovered.

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Middle East Eye’s live-blog update likewise said health officials reported 1,007 people killed and 3,165 injured since a “ceasefire” came into effect on 11 October, and that rescue teams had recovered 784 bodies from areas they could not previously reach.

RTBF framed the broader pattern of attacks as continuing despite the truce, quoting Mahmoud Bassal saying, "Apartments, tents, shelters, and a police station were targeted."

RTBF also reported that the Hamas government press office said the strike on the tent housing displaced people had killed seven members of the same family, including a child, while the Israeli army said it acted in retaliation for an incident on Friday involving eight Palestinian fighters emerging from a Rafah tunnel.

The tent strike in al-Mawasi came as Palestinian health authorities continued to report large casualty totals, with WAFA citing 73,018 killed and 173,273 injured since October 7, 2023 and 1,007 killed and 3,165 injured since October 11.

Yaffa News Network described the strike as targeting a tent sheltering displaced people in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, and it said the injured were taken to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

Amnesty International France said that after two months of a fragile ceasefire, the Israeli army renewed its military operations in Gaza on March 18, 2025, and it quoted Gaza-based journalist Rami Abou Jamous using WhatsApp to tell French-speaking reporters that the official end of the ceasefire had entered into force two months earlier on January 19, 2025.

Amnesty International France also quoted Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz justifying the resumption of hostilities on March 18 and warning that the gates of hell would open on Gaza if Hamas did not release hostages immediately, while it quoted him telling residents: "This is the final warning."

In the same Amnesty account, it cited a statement attributed to the Israeli defense minister that included: "Follow the advice of the American president: release the hostages and eliminate Hamas," linking the threatened consequences to hostages and the continuation of hostilities.