Israeli airstrikes kill 22 in Gaza on second day of Eid Al-Fitr

GAZA — Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 22 Palestinians on Monday, the second day of Eid al-Fitr, as bombardments continued across multiple areas of the besieged enclave, according to local sources and medical officials.

Two people were killed in a drone strike on a group in Jabalia in northern Gaza. In central Gaza, five others died in two separate aerial attacks — one in Deir al-Balah and the other in the western part of Nuseirat refugee camp.

Witnesses said three farmers were also killed by an Israeli drone strike east of Al-Maghazi refugee camp.

In southern Gaza, an airstrike on a house in Khan Younis killed six people and injured others, while another strike on the Najjar family’s home in Abasan killed two more.

Four people were reported killed in a separate strike on a home in the Khan Younis refugee camp.

Another residential building was targeted, but no casualties were reported at the time of publication.

On Sunday, the first day of Eid, Israeli attacks claimed the lives of at least 64 Palestinians.

The Israeli military launched a renewed aerial campaign on March 18, killing over 920 people and injuring more than 2,000 in less than a month, effectively collapsing the fragile ceasefire and halting progress on a prisoner exchange agreement.

Since October 2023, over 50,200 Palestinians — mostly women and children — have been killed in Gaza, with more than 114,000 others injured. The ongoing war has sparked international condemnation and legal scrutiny.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israel is also facing a genocide case at the International Court of Justice. — Agencies