Gaza City has been subjected to new Israeli raids since this morning (Reuters)

Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that 9 Palestinians were martyred and 11 others were wounded when they arrived at Baptist Hospital after being targeted by Israeli snipers in the southwest of the Gaza Strip, at a time when Israeli talk is escalating about a possible military operation in the Rafah area.

Battles also continued between the occupation army and the Palestinian resistance factions in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, where the reporter confirmed that clashes, explosions, and gunfire were heard in the vicinity of Al Awda Schools in Abasan Al Kabira, east of the city.

He added that the occupation forces stormed a number of these schools and detained dozens of Palestinians.

The vicinity of Jasser Building, Bilal Mosque, and the Al-Hawuz area also witnessed clashes with the resistance, in addition to clashes in Khan Yunis camp.

Targeting hospitals

Regarding the Nasser Medical Complex, the reporter said that the occupation once again targeted the complex’s buildings with live bullets, after its surroundings had previously been subjected to an Israeli raid.

He also confirmed that there had been Israeli artillery shelling and violent clashes in its vicinity.

Earlier, a Palestinian was killed by occupation sniper bullets outside the complex, which raised the number of martyrs in the city of Khan Yunis to 8 since this morning.

The Palestinian Red Crescent also said that it lost contact with its crews at Al-Amal Hospital in the city, after it was stormed by the occupation army.

Palestinian Red Crescent spokesman Raed Nims said in a phone call with Al Jazeera that the Palestinian Red Crescent is facing difficulty communicating with its crews inside the hospital since it was stormed by the Israeli occupation forces.

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Intense raids

In Rafah, in the far south of the Gaza Strip, the occupation army launched intensive raids on the area since dawn today in light of the threat of an Israeli ground attack.

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said that Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli army to prepare a dual plan, which includes a path to evacuate Palestinians in the Rafah area, and "crushing" the brigades of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) there.

The occupation aircraft targeted two inhabited homes in the city, resulting in the death of 8 Palestinians, including women and children.

Jabalia and Beit Hanoun

In the northern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that occupation aircraft launched raids targeting the east of Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza City, and another area east of the city.

He added that there were martyrs and wounded as a result of a bombing that targeted a house at the eastern entrance to the town of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip.

The occupation also targeted a house in the vicinity of the Bank of Palestine in Jabalia Al-Balad, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of Palestinians.

The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) reported that the occupation aircraft launched a series of raids that targeted several homes in the neighborhoods of Gaza City, specifically in Al-Rimal, Al-Sabra, Al-Zaytoun, Tal Al-Hawa, and Sheikh Ajlin, which resulted in dozens of martyrs and wounded.

The agency added that the ambulance was unable to reach the targeted locations due to missile and artillery shelling and shooting from drones on everything that moved.

Bombing and martyrs

In the central Gaza Strip, 15 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombing that targeted homes in Deir al-Balah and al-Zawaida.

The Israeli army bombed a kindergarten housing displaced people in Zuwayda, which led to the death of 4 Palestinians - including 3 children - and the injury of a number of others - the majority of whom were children and women - according to Palestinian paramedics.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced earlier that the victims of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip had risen to 27,947 martyrs, and 67,459 people had been injured since the seventh of last October.

She pointed out that the occupation committed 13 massacres in Gaza, killing 107 martyrs and 142 injured during the past 24 hours.

Source: Al Jazeera