Israeli attacks continued today focused on the cities of Gaza, Rafah and Khan Yunis, where numerous Palestinians were reported killed and wounded.

In their latest update on the situation, health authorities in the territory said 96 citizens were killed and 172 injured in the past 24 hours.

The army blew up several homes west of Khan Younis, while artillery shelled several areas of the city, epicenter of a ground offensive for weeks, reported the official Wafa news agency.

In Gaza, clashes continued between Hamas militiamen and soldiers, who are trying to enter the center of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, located to the southwest of the metropolis.

Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis in the territory is worsening due to the blockade and Israeli attacks.

According to the UN Population Fund, in the Al-Helal Al-Emairati Maternity Hospital in Rafah, newborns are dying because mothers are unable to receive prenatal or postnatal care.

Meanwhile, Al Jazeera television reported that a two-year-old boy named Khaled died after eating bread made from animal feed in the northern Gaza Strip.

The lack of food is more severe in the northern part of the enclave due to the difficulties imposed by the soldiers on humanitarian organizations to move aid convoys from the south.

Since the beginning of the current cycle of violence on October 7, more than 29,800 Palestinians have been killed in the Strip and another 70,200 wounded.