Gaza News Now: Ongoing Israeli Incursion and Bombardments Accompanied by Calls for a Global Strike

7th April 2025

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Gaza News Now: Ongoing Israeli Incursion and Bombardments Accompanied by Calls for a Global Strike

Southern Gaza Strip is witnessing continued Israeli artillery shelling on Sunday, particularly in Khan Younis and Rafah, as Israeli forces advance into several areas.

Israeli artillery stationed east of Khan Younis fired shells toward Rafah city, while warplanes targeted the vicinity of the Mirage area north of the city.

Northern parts of Rafah are also under continuous bombardment, with military helicopters heavily firing northeast of the city.

Eyewitnesses reported hearing a massive explosion caused by the demolition of residential buildings in northern Rafah. These demolitions destroyed homes and triggered powerful shockwaves heard throughout the Gaza Strip.

In Khan Younis, Israeli artillery continues its intense shelling of the Qizan Rashwan area in the southwest of the city. Israeli tanks positioned around the Hashashin area between Khan Younis and Rafah have intensified their fire.

Reports also indicated the destruction of several homes near the Morag axis and the beginning of bulldozing operations in the agricultural lands of Qizan Rashwan. Widespread destruction was noted around the Zaghloul cold storage facility between Khan Younis and Rafah. Homes, as well as agricultural and commercial facilities, were destroyed.

In central Gaza, heavy gunfire was observed from Israeli vehicles in the northern parts of Al-Bureij camp. In northern Gaza, Israeli military vehicles fired heavily on Sunday morning toward the eastern areas of Gaza City, coinciding with airstrikes targeting neighborhoods such as Shuja’iya and Tuffah in the city’s east.

Deaths in Khan Younis

The death toll and number of injuries have risen due to ongoing Israeli shelling in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Since early Sunday, the attacks have killed and wounded several civilians, including children.

A young girl was killed and others wounded in the bombing of a house in the Khan Younis refugee camp. Two more civilians were killed in a strike targeting farmers south of the city. Additionally, four civilians were injured in artillery shelling that targeted a gathering of people in the Al-‘Awwamrah area, east of Abasan al-Kabira.

In northern Rafah, Israeli artillery shelling continues, while warplanes continue demolishing residential buildings in the city’s northern areas.

The death toll from the bombing of a house and tents of displaced people west of Khan Younis has risen to 19.

Overall Death Toll

The total number of people killed in the past 24 hours due to ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza has reached 46. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza, resulting in over 50,669 deaths—most of them women and children—and injuring another 115,225.

Global Strike to Stop the “Genocide in Gaza”

The Global Campaign to Stop the Genocide in Gaza has called for participation in a worldwide general strike scheduled for next Monday, to demand an end to the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. In its statement, the campaign emphasized the need for solidarity with Gaza and its people in the face of the continuous war against them.

The campaign has called for strikes in several Arab countries and other nations in the region, as well as global support for the Palestinian people’s demands.