Palestinian child killed as Zionist forces fire on displaced people’s tents in central Gaza

GAZA, Oct. 18 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces continued shelling and demolitions across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, with artillery fire and gunfire reported in several areas.

Medical sources identified the child as Misk Hazem al-Dalu, who succumbed to wounds sustained by Israeli live fire targeting tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.

In Gaza City, Israeli military vehicles opened fire on Palestinian homes and displacement tents east of the Tuffah and Shuja’iyya neighborhoods. The areas also came under artillery fire.

In central Gaza, a Palestinian was seriously wounded by Israeli gunfire east of al-Masdar village. Artillery shelling and heavy tank fire also targeted areas east of the Bureij refugee camp.

Meanwhile, Israeli military vehicles fired heavily toward tents housing displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, west of Rafah, while Israeli artillery shelled areas northeast of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli artillery fire also targeted northern areas of the Gaza Strip, while Israeli naval vessels shelled waters off the coast of Rafah in the south.

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