DM Monitoring
Gaza: At least 17 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, hospital sources said on Monday.
Three people were killed by Israeli shelling in Deir el‑Balah and Bureij camp, central Gaza, medical staff from Al‑Aqsa and Al‑Awda hospitals said. Al‑Shifa Hospital also reported multiple injuries after an apartment in the al‑Nasr neighbourhood, west of Gaza City, was bombarded.
Israeli soldiers stand near tanks in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border on July 20, 2025. — Reuters
In separate raids, five members of the Abu Taima family were killed when an airstrike struck a displaced persons’ tent in al‑Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, Wafa reported. Two others were killed in a drone attack near Jabalia, northern Gaza, and two civilians died in southern Deir el‑Balah.
UN pushes back amid evacuation threat
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) described Israel’s forced displacement order as “yet another devastating blow,” affecting an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 people and displacing at least 1,000 families.
“The newly‑designated area includes several humanitarian warehouses, four primary health clinics, four medical points, and critical water infrastructure,” OCHA said. “Any damage to this infrastructure will have life‑threatening consequences. UN staff are remaining in Deir el Balah.”
An F-15 jet releases a flare as it flies over Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border on July 20, 2025. — Reuters
OCHA head Tom Fletcher wrote on X, “We will stay to help,” warning that Israeli air strikes were “intensifying” in Deir el‑Balah.
