Israeli forces killed at least 119 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in May, the highest monthly death toll recorded this year, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Middle East Eye reported yesterday. At least 19 children and 10 women were among those killed in May, the ministry said on Tuesday.
During the 24 hours prior to the publication of the MEE report, 11 new Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement were recorded, resulting in Palestinian deaths and injuries, according to local media. Local news outlets reported heavy gunfire from Israeli military vehicles targeting eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Wednesday morning. Elsewhere, the Israeli army attacked eastern areas of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
