Israeli strikes hit multiple areas across Gaza, leaving casualties and new evacuation warnings

GAZA CITY — Israeli military strikes continued across multiple areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday and into the early hours of Saturday, with reported casualties, injuries, and renewed evacuation warnings affecting central and northern Gaza.

In southern Gaza, a young man was reportedly wounded by Israeli gunfire near Al-Alam Roundabout west of Rafah. Later, an Israeli drone strike targeted the Rahma Camp near the slaughterhouse area west of Khan Younis, where local reports said one person was killed and several others were injured.

In central Gaza, drone strikes were reported in the Nuseirat refugee camp and the town of Al-Zawaida. Another strike near the Ansar Cemetery reportedly left several people injured before the area came under additional artillery shelling, with local sources reporting five shells fired at the location.

Later in the evening, a powerful explosion shook central Gaza after a previously warned location in Nuseirat was struck. Ambulances were urgently requested to respond to an area near Al-Malaki Restaurant following reports of casualties.

Israeli evacuation warnings were also issued in Deir al-Balah, including for a house on Al-Baraka Street. Shortly afterward, strikes hit the targeted area, with field sources reporting injuries. Separate images later showed heavy damage to a home belonging to the Al-Hawajri family in Nuseirat after it had received an evacuation warning.

In Gaza City, explosions were reported in the Sabra neighborhood, where an Israeli drone strike targeted a man riding a bicycle near Al-Istijaba Mosque, killing him, according to local reports. Artillery shelling was also reported east of Gaza City.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces issued additional evacuation warnings for homes in the Safatawi area, including a property near Namaa Park. Residents reported receiving direct phone calls from Israeli military officers ordering them to leave before the strike.

Shortly before midnight, the warned house in Safatawi was struck. The attack sparked a large fire and caused extensive destruction to surrounding buildings, while additional evacuation warnings remained in effect in the area as Israeli warplanes continued flying over Gaza City.

The reported incidents form part of continued Israeli military operations across the Gaza Strip, with strikes affecting residential neighborhoods in the south, central Gaza, and Gaza City over the course of the day.