Gaza: Israeli Shelling Kills One in Khan Younis, Army Expands Control

An individual was killed and others injured on Friday in an Israeli shelling attack on the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Medical sources reported that a person was killed and others wounded by Israeli shelling in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, with an Israeli drone targeting a bicycle on Al-Qubah street. Meanwhile, in the central Gaza Strip, the Israeli military expanded its control east of Al-Masdar village. Local sources stated that the Israeli army advanced by moving concrete blocks, which mark the yellow line, into areas outside its previous control. Residents were surprised Friday morning to find these blocks among their homes in the "Ibn Zaydoon Junction" area, east of the village, after the army had moved them approximately 500 meters overnight. For about a week, the eastern areas of the Middle Governorate have seen intensified movements of Israeli military vehicles along the yellow line, accompanied by the bulldozing of agricultural land and the demolition of evacuated homes. The yellow line, established by ceasefire understandings, separates areas Palestinians are permitted to access to the west from areas occupied by the Israeli army to the east. Since the ceasefire took effect, the Israeli army has increased its controlled areas within Gaza, with control rising from 53% in October 2025 to over 63%, according to army estimates. In the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military conducted two demolitions of homes and facilities within its deployment zones in the Shujaiya and Al-Tuffah neighborhoods east of Gaza City. These Israeli violations of the ceasefire have resulted in the deaths of 1,538 people and injuries to 5,498 others, according to the latest data from the Gaza Ministry of Health. Israel's war in Gaza has killed over 74,000 people and injured more than 175,000, causing widespread destruction to approximately 90% of the Strip's civilian infrastructure.