Shafaq News– Gaza

Israeli forces remain deployed in more than half of the Gaza Strip, extending beyond the so-called Yellow Line, restricting access to humanitarian facilities, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned on Friday.

In a statement, UNRWA said that airstrikes, artillery shelling, and gunfire continue to be reported across the Gaza Strip, with most incidents occurring near the Yellow Line -Israeli-designated military control line inside the Gaza Strip-, resulting in casualties.

Palestinian media reported that Israeli aircraft carried out an airstrike in Gaza City and across the enclave, including Beit Lahia and Al-Bureij refugee areas. Four Palestinians died in a raid on a facility and a house in the Asqula area of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of the city.

#شاهد| آثار الدمار الذي لحق بمنازل المواطنين شرق مخيم البريج وسط قطاع غزة. pic.twitter.com/DcuvbdQcIK

— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) January 9, 2026

According to the Gaza Health Ministry, since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, at least 71,395 Palestinians have been killed and 171,287 others wounded.

Meanwhile, heavy rainfall further worsened conditions for displaced civilians in southern Gaza, with Palestinian media outlets reporting that torrential rains flooded streets in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, damaging tents sheltering displaced families and highlighting the ongoing lack of basic services and protection.

#شاهد| أمطار غزيرة تغمر شوارع مواصي خان يونس جنوب قطاع غزة، وخيام النازحين تتعرض للتلف، في مشهد متكرر يعكس معاناة المدنيين وغياب الخدمات الأساسية. pic.twitter.com/hDtNEk3V7X

— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) January 9, 2026