GAZA, April 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 Palestinians were killed on Monday in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, local Civil Defense said.

Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza, said two Palestinians, including a journalist, were killed and nine other journalists injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted a press tent near the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.

According to Basal, among the injured was journalist Hassan Aslih, who was in critical condition. In an earlier press statement, the Israeli army identified Aslih as a Hamas member who posed as a journalist, accusing him of participating in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack and disseminating footage of the assault on social media.

In response, Hamas condemned the strike in a statement, saying it aimed to "silence the media and obscure the reality on the ground in Gaza."

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry denounced the attack as part of "a comprehensive war against the Palestinian people" and an effort to prevent the documentation of "ongoing crimes and violations against civilians."

Also on Monday, five people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a food stall west of Khan Younis, according to the Civil Defense.

In a separate strike in Gaza City, one Palestinian was killed and several others injured when a vehicle was targeted on Al-Wahda Street, Basal said, adding that another 14 people were killed in Israeli air and artillery strikes on gatherings in the city and areas in northern Gaza.

Additionally, Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, reported three deaths in an Israeli airstrike on a residential home.

The Israeli army has not commented on these incidents yet.

According to Gaza-based health authorities, 56 people were killed and 137 others injured in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities and injuries to 1,391 and 3,434, respectively, since Israel ended the January ceasefire and resumed strikes across Gaza on March 18.

The overall death toll in Gaza has reached 50,752, with 115,475 others injured since the very beginning of the Israeli military operations in the enclave on Oct. 7, 2023, the health authorities reported. Enditem

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