“In just the past few minutes, there was a funeral for people killed in overnight strikes on central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah. But the most violent attacks happened in southern Khan Younis, in the al-Mawasi evacuation zone,” Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports.

“We’re talking about five air strikes within a span of 45 minutes. These attacks targeted two tents, one residential flat, a home, and a vehicle. A total of 20 people were killed — including five children. The flat housed displaced people from Gaza City.

“People were literally told to move to this area because it’s designated by the Israeli military as a ‘safe zone’. It highlights only one fact — that even marked evacuation zones are not safe for people,” Mahmoud said.

In central Gaza, three people were killed in an attack on a home in Deir el-Balah. People arrived at Al-Aqsa Hospital with critical injuries, but because of the lack of medical supplies, they are not going to be treatable.

In Bureij refugee camp, at midnight a four-storey building was flattened to the ground. Civil defence members were able to recover only the body of a four-month-old baby from under the rubble. Rescue efforts were initiated again this morning, but until now they’re unable to find any other bodies.

Opinion

Editorial

Spoiler alert
17 Jun, 2026

Spoiler alert

AFTER the temporary peace deal between the US and Iran is physically signed in Geneva on Friday, an arduous process...
Storm-tested cities
17 Jun, 2026

Storm-tested cities

THE deaths caused by the latest spell of monsoon rains in KP and Punjab illustrate how quickly severe weather can...
Chakwal tragedy
17 Jun, 2026

Chakwal tragedy

A NINE-year-old girl is dead because a Punjab Crime Control Department gunman mistook her family’s car for a...
A new deal
Updated 16 Jun, 2026

A new deal

AFTER three and a half months of war between US-Israel and Iran and an acrimonious temporary ceasefire, a genuine...
Charter of economy
16 Jun, 2026

Charter of economy

NO one expected the PTI to accept the government’s invitation to sign a charter of economy; just as few expected...
Hostage seamen
16 Jun, 2026

Hostage seamen

SOME 50 days on, 11 Pakistani nationals are still in Somali pirates’ captivity. Their appeals to the Pakistani and...