GAZA / Ramzi Mahmoud / Anadolu

- Medical sources at Al-Shifa and Al-Maamadani hospitals in Gaza City reported the arrival of 3 dead and 2 wounded as a result of Israeli artillery shelling targeting the vicinity of Dawar al-Dawla in the Zeitoun neighborhood.

- Local sources to Anadolu: Israeli vehicles backed by a bulldozer advanced tens of meters east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip and expanded the army's areas of control.

The Israeli army killed 3 Palestinians and wounded 2 on Saturday morning in artillery shelling east of Gaza City, and also expanded the areas it occupies east of Deir al-Balah in the central Strip.

This comes within the ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement in effect since October 10, 2025.

Medical sources at Al-Shifa and Al-Maamadani hospitals in Gaza City reported "the arrival of the bodies of 3 martyrs and two wounded as a result of Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the vicinity of Dawar al-Dawla in the Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City."

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the Israeli artillery shelling around Dawar al-Dawla targeted a group of civilians, resulting in the deaths of Salem Tawfiq Abu Zor, Ahmad Nimr Abu Zor, and Salem Tawfiq al-Mubayyid, and wounding two others.

In a related context, the Israeli army expanded early this morning the areas it occupies east of Deir al-Balah in the central Strip.

Anadolu's correspondent quoted local sources and eyewitnesses as saying that Israeli vehicles backed by a bulldozer advanced tens of meters into the vicinity of the Abu Miri roundabout east of Deir al-Balah, under cover of fire and heavy artillery shelling.

The eyewitnesses added that the advancing vehicles moved the concrete blocks symbolizing the 'Yellow Line' westward by about 100 meters before withdrawing from the area.

By morning, dozens of families living in the area were surprised to find that the concrete blocks had moved past their homes westward, meaning their homes now fell within the Israeli army's control zone.

The 'Yellow Line' is a security zone imposed by Israel inside the Gaza Strip, preventing Palestinians from accessing areas near it, and now covers more than 70 percent of the Strip's area.

Since the signing of the ceasefire agreement in October 2025, the Israeli army has expanded its control in areas outside its original control, as the proportion of land it controls rose from 53 percent under the agreement to 70 percent, according to statements by Israeli officials.

According to the latest data from the Gaza Ministry of Health, Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, as of Thursday, have resulted in the deaths of 1,127 Palestinians and injuries to 3,643 others.

The agreement was reached after two years of a genocidal war launched by Israel on October 8, 2023, with U.S. support, which later continued in various forms, leaving more than 73,000 dead and over 173,000 wounded, and massive destruction affecting 90 percent of civilian infrastructure.