Six people, including two women, were killed by Israeli airstrikes and shelling in Rafah and Khan Younis overnight, according to statements from hospitals in the area.
Three people were killed in central Rafah in two separate attacks. The first strike, on a house in a residential district, killed two people and injured eight. One person was also killed by an artillery strike near the Qeshta Tower in the central part of the city.
The bodies of two men arrived at Kuwait Specialized Hospital after they were killed while riding on a motorcycle near the Salah al-Din Gate, south of the city.
A local journalist who works for CNN said there was artillery shelling all night, as well as exchanges of gunfire. They said the situation is now calmer, with no more casualties having arrived at Kuwait Specialized Hospital since the morning.
The body of one person killed by artillery shelling in Khuza’a, east of Khan Younis, was brought to the European Gaza Hospital.
