Israeli raid kills 7 Palestinians in Gaza City: sources

GAZA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) — At least seven Palestinians were killed on Monday in an Israeli airstrike on a gathering on the beach in Gaza City, Palestinian security and medical sources said.
An Israeli drone targeted the gathering of Palestinians, killing seven and wounding dozens of others, the sources told Xinhua.
The Israeli army has not commented on the reported attack.
During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 30 people and wounded 66 others, bringing the total death toll to 40,435 and injuries to 93,534 since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement.
As the death toll continues to rise, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are facing an increasingly severe humanitarian crisis.
“Families across the Gaza Strip continue to be forced to flee, forced to leave their homes and belongings behind. All they can now do is try to stay alive,” the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said on social media platform X on Monday.
“This is a complete stripping of humanity. A never-ending tragedy,” it said. “People have lost absolutely everything.” ■