An Israeli drone strike targeting a civilian vehicle in western Khan Younis killed one Palestinian and wounded at least six others, including women and children, on Thursday, as Israeli attacks continued across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials said.
The strike hit a civilian vehicle in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis. Ambulance and civil defense teams rushed to the scene to evacuate the dead and wounded amid ongoing Israeli bombardment in different parts of the enclave.
Al-Amal Hospital, operated by the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Khan Younis, said it received one body and six injured people following the attack on the vehicle in the western Asdaa area. Red Crescent ambulance crews responded to the incident and transported the casualties to the hospital.
The latest strike came as Gaza's Health Ministry said a number of victims remained trapped beneath rubble or lying in the streets because rescue teams were unable to reach them due to the ongoing hostilities.
According to the ministry, 1,127 Palestinians have been killed and 3,643 injured since the collapse of the ceasefire on Oct. 11. It added that rescue teams had recovered 800 bodies during the same period.
The ministry said the cumulative death toll in Gaza since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, had risen to 73,250, with 173,751 people injured.
The figures released by Gaza's Health Ministry could not be independently verified.
The ministry also warned that the deteriorating health situation threatened the lives of patients, urging the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations to intervene urgently.
It called for the immediate entry of critical medical supplies, including dialysis machines, spare parts, filters, sodium bicarbonate, essential medicines and electricity generators needed to keep health services operating, warning that further delays could cost more lives.
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