Israel recent attack on a mosque in Gaza left 12 Palestinians killed  

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) –At least 12 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Bilal ibn Rabah Mosque in the central Gaza Strip early on Sunday.

Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV said on Telegram: “12 Palestinians were martyred in an airstrike targeting the Bilal ibn Rabah Mosque in the Al-Nusairat, central Gaza Strip.”

As the Israeli offensive entered its 23rd day, a relentless series of airstrikes, artillery shelling, and naval bombardments took place late Saturday and Sunday, inflicting more casualties and injuries, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

The airstrikes were concentrated in the northern Gaza Strip, with Israeli aircraft also deploying internationally banned white phosphorus munitions. Simultaneously, airstrikes struck northwestern areas of the Gaza Strip, accompanied by heavy shelling from artillery and naval vessels.

Houses in the town of Jabalia in northern Gaza, the city of Rafah in the south, and the Shuja’iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza were among the targets of the aerial bombardments.

Continuous Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 had led to the destruction of 47 mosques and damage to three churches, the local government media office said Sunday.

Gaza’s 2.3 million residents are also grappling with shortages of food, water, fuel, and medicine due to Israel’s blockade of the enclave.
United Nations Sunday announced that 59 employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) have been killed in Gaza due to Israeli attacks since Oct. 7.

The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza has risen to 8,005, including 3,342 children, 2,062 women, and 460 elderly, according to the Ministry of Health.