oPt: MAP aid worker and baby son injured during Israeli strikes on Gaza City

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: Medical Aid for Palestinians A staff member at Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) and her baby son have been injured in an Israeli military airstrike on a residential area of Gaza City. On the evening of Tuesday 26 May, a MAP Programme Officer sustained minor injuries when Israeli forces struck a residential building adjacent to her home. Her baby son was also injured in the attack. Both are now in a stable condition. On the same evening, simultaneous Israeli military attacks targeted residential apartments and other civilian sites in Gaza City, reportedly killing six people and injuring several others. Mai Elawawda, MAP’s Communications Officer in Gaza, said: “These attacks come at a time that should have been marked by Eid celebrations, yet instead they are overshadowed by ongoing attacks during the so-called “ceasefire.” This includes repeated “pre-strike warnings” and forced evacuation orders targeting almost entire residential blocks. They are forcing dozens of families to flee their homes under extreme fear, only for these areas to be left in widespread destruction. “This pattern has continued throughout the past week, once again underscoring a stark reality: the war on Gaza has not ended.” Israeli forces have intensified strikes across multiple areas of Gaza in recent weeks, with 24 Palestinians reported killed between 12 and 20 May. These include attacks on both sides of the so-called “Yellow Line”, the demarcation of the deployment line to where Israeli forces withdrew in accordance with the ceasefire agreement. This shifting boundary has reached an estimated 58% of the territory , raising serious concerns over de facto annexation and the continued shrinking of safe space for civilians and humanitarian operations. Despite the “ceasefire” agreement l...

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