Death toll in Gaza rises

A Palestinian fisherman was killed and another injured on Friday morning after Israeli naval forces opened fire on a fishing boat off the coast of northern Gaza, according to Wafa news agency, citing local sources.

Another Palestinian, 45-year-old Amal Hussein Al-Najjar, died from wounds she sustained a week ago in an Israeli air strike on the southern city of Khan Younis.

Additionally, Ahmad Al-Sayyed Salout (22) was pronounced dead after succumbing to critical injuries he sustained three months ago when Israeli forces bombed his family home in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza.

The latest fatalities bring the death toll to seven, according to Wafa.

Since October 2023, Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 52,760 Palestinians and injured over 119,264 others.