Multiple Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 14 Palestinians, more than half of them in a drone strike on a funeral procession, as the Israeli regime continues to violate the nominal ceasefire on a near-daily basis.

Eight people were killed when an Israeli strike targeted a gathering of civilians in the Al-Balata market area of Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Friday, Al-Awda Hospital said. At least 20 others were injured.

Witnesses said the drone targeted Palestinian mourners gathered outside the Ahmad Yassin Mosque as they waited to begin a funeral procession for a Palestinian killed in a separate attack earlier in the day in the same area.

“There is no regard for the ceasefire,” said Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City. “The people who were participating in the [funeral] procession were coming out of the mosque [when] a drone strike targeted a group of people within the procession itself.”

Separately, a 52-year-old woman was killed in Beit Lahia when an Israeli drone dropped a bomb near Abu Tammam School. An attack in Az-Zawayda killed another person, and in al-Sawarha, one person was killed when a structure housing displaced people was struck. An Israeli drone also struck an apartment in Gaza City, killing a Palestinian and wounding several, including children, while another woman died from wounds sustained southwest of Khan Younis.

Despite a nominal ceasefire taking effect last October, the Israeli regime has continued attacks across Gaza. The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) group reported on Wednesday that Israeli attacks on the enclave have increased since May, with more than 40 strikes last month – the highest monthly total since the ceasefire began.

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Friday that the Israeli regime has been killing children “as a matter of routine” – 274 since the ceasefire started, an average of one child per day.

Source: www.aljazeera.com