Israeli drone strike kills Palestinian in southern Gaza Strip

GAZA, May 22 (YPA) – An Israeli strike on Friday done killed a Palestinian at al-Skakush area near the so-called yellow line, northwest of Rafah City, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, citing medical sources at the Nasser Hospital.

According to the sources, the body of Rafat Adel Ibrahim Breika, a 42-year-old sheep herder, arrived at the hospital after being targeted by an Israeli drone strike in the area.

Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelled eastern Khan Younis and northern Rafah, as intense bombardment targeted eastern and southern Khan Younes.

Israeli occupation has waged a military onslaught on the Strip since 7 October 2023, killing 72,775 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 172,750 others. It has destroyed 90% of the Strip’s infrastructure, with the cost of Gaza reconstruction estimated at $70 billion.

Since the Gaza ceasefire agreement went into effect on October 11, 2025, Israel has killed 883 Palestinians and injured 2,648 others. The bodies of 776 slain Palestinians have been recovered during the same period.

@E.Y.M