9 Palestinians, including three children, were martyred as a result of the Israeli occupation's bombing of the cities of Khan Yunis and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
In Khan Yunis, 5 Palestinians, including three children, were martyred as a result of the occupation's bombing of Palestinians in the "Batn al-Saman" area, and the occupation's helicopters fired their heavy machine guns towards the southeastern areas of the city, according to the Palestinian News Agency "Wafa".
In the city of Rafah, two Palestinians from the civil defense crews were martyred by the occupation's bullets, bringing the number of civil defense martyrs since the outbreak of the aggression on the Gaza Strip to 82 martyrs. Two Palestinians were also martyred as a result of the occupation's bombing of the al-Arabiyeh area north of Rafah, and the Badr area in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood west of the city.
The Israeli occupation aircraft also launched a raid on the town of Beit Hanoun north of the Gaza Strip.