At least 12 Palestinians, including children and women, were martyred in a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted Khan Younis and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip early Monday.

Ten citizens, including three children, were martyred and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment that targeted two homes in Al-Rumaydah east of Khan Younis city, the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported, citing health sources.

Additionally, two citizens were martyred and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment that targeted a home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

An Israeli airstrike targeted the vicinity of the European Gaza Hospital near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Injuries were also reported in an Israeli strike that targeted a home in the Saudi neighborhood west of Rafah, while a similar airstrike targeted Ariba area north of the city in southern Gaza.

Earlier today, ten citizens were martyred in Israeli strikes on the Al-Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps in central Gaza.

The Israeli occupation forces have continued their aggression by land, sea, and air on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, resulting in the martyrdom of 36,436 citizens, the majority of whom are women and children, and the injury of 82,627 others, while thousands of victims remain under the rubble.