Most of the attacks in the past 12 hours have been concentrated in Khan Younis — at least 19 Palestinians were killed in Khan Younis, and of course among them are children and women, Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports.

“The Israel forces have targeted residential homes and a makeshift tent. According to the Civil Defence, there are still Palestinians trapped under the rubble and they’re trying to retrieve bodies and rescue Palestinians that may still be alive,” the reporter said.

She added that the officials also said the death toll may increase beyond 19 — adding that it’s not only Khan Younis that was attacked overnight but also the Az-Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City, where Israelis also targeted some residential houses and at least two Palestinians were killed.

“There has also been continuous blowing up of houses in Rahah in southern Gaza and in Beit Lahiya,” Khoudary said.

“The situation is getting harder every day — it’s still the morning, but we can see Palestinians searching for any kind of food so they can feed their families. We’re talking about one month where not a single truck has entered Gaza — no food, nothing commercial, no fuel, no cooking gas, not even medicine, and not even shelter or tents,” she added.

“So the situation is suffocating — we’re seeing families line up in queues to fill up one gallon of healthy, drinkable water. We can also see Palestinians lining up at kitchens for hot meals. Those kitchens are supposed to stop in the coming days because they are also out of stock,” she concluded.