GAZA, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinians were killed in Israeli shelling east of Gaza City, while 24 others were arrested by Israeli forces in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian sources said.
Medical sources at the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City told Xinhua that the two were killed when Israeli shelling targeted a gathering of civilians in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of the city.
Eyewitnesses said that an Israeli aircraft fired at least one missile at a group of residents who were trying to return to their neighborhood to inspect their homes.
Meanwhile, Palestinian security sources said Israeli forces arrested nine people while they were inspecting their homes in the town of Al-Fakhari, east of Khan Younis, and another 15 in the town of Al-Nasr, east of the southern city of Rafah.
The Israeli army has not issued an immediate comment on the incidents, which occurred despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect on Friday.
According to figures released by Gaza-based health authorities on Wednesday, Israeli attacks have killed 67,938 Palestinians and injured 170,169 others since the Gaza war erupted on Oct. 7, 2023. ■
