Since dawn, 'Israeli' strikes kill 19 Palestinians across Gaza

At least 19 Palestinians have been killed in 'Israeli' airstrikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn Monday, according to Palestinian media reports.

Al-Aqsa TV reported that six people were killed and an unspecified number injured in 'Israeli' bombing that targeted Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

Mohammed Zaqout, director of hospitals in Gaza, said intense 'Israeli' shelling hit several areas in Khan Younis. He warned that medical staff at Nasser Medical Complex fear an imminent raid by 'Israeli' forces.

Zaqout added that panic has spread through the hospital following Israeli strikes on its immediate surroundings.

Later reports said five more people were killed in an 'Israeli' airstrike near the Falouja market in Jabalia, in the northern part of the strip.

On Sunday, 'Israel' escalated its ground operations in Gaza, pushing to expand a buffer zone along the eastern, northern, and southern borders of the enclave. Recent military movements suggest an emerging plan to divide the strip.

Analysts believe 'Israel' may now be working to isolate Khan Younis from central Gaza—having already severed it from Rafah by seizing the Morag corridor.

The 'Israeli' army has reportedly begun a slow ground advance through the town of al-Qarara, likely aiming to carve out a route that separates Deir al-Balah from the Morag axis in the south.