83 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza

6/8/2025 18:35

At least 83 Palestinians were killed by Israeli shelling and gunfire across Gaza on Tuesday, according to the Gaza Civil Defense.

Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense, told Xinhua that among the dead were 58 people waiting for aid in northern, central, and southern Gaza.

Gaza hospitals received dozens with varying health conditions as a result of Israeli attacks, Basal added.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army on these incidents.

Meanwhile, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said in a statement that it "targeted several Israeli soldiers and vehicles north of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, with mortar shells, in conjunction with the Al-Quds Brigades and the Nasser Brigades."

At least 9,519 Palestinians have been killed and 38,630 others injured since Israel renewed its intensive strikes in Gaza on March 18, bringing the total death toll since October 2023 to 61,020, and injuries to 150,671, Gaza-based health authorities said Tuesday.

Eight new deaths due to starvation and malnutrition were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll of that kind since October 2023 to 188, including 94 children, the authorities said.

Also on Tuesday, multiple Israeli media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to announce plans to fully occupy Gaza.