Israeli regime attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed at least five Palestinians, including three in Deir el-Balah, and others in Khan Younis and Beit Lahiya, according to local sources.

Sunday's strike on the central city of Deir el-Balah targeted a community kitchen, and all three victims were charity workers, Al Jazeera's Hind Khoudary reported from Gaza City. "This shows that the Israeli regime is not only targeting people, but also organisations serving the community across Gaza," she added.

Reacting to the same attack, Hamas said it was "a deliberate war crime and a renewed scene of the ongoing genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip." The group's statement added: "This occurs amid an unjustified international silence and inaction that emboldens the occupation to continue its massacres, in blatant disregard for all international values, norms, and laws."

According to Gaza's Health Ministry statistics published on Sunday, the Israeli regime's genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 72,760 Palestinians since October 7, 2023, including at least 871 since the so-called ceasefire started last October.

The Israeli military occupies about 60 percent of Gaza's territory, demarcated by a so-called "yellow line" buffer zone. In that zone on Sunday, the Israeli army claimed its forces killed a person, alleging without evidence that the victim was armed and posed an imminent threat to soldiers. The army also claimed to have killed a Hamas commander, identified as Bahaa Baroud, but there was no immediate confirmation from the group.

Source: www.aljazeera.com