Catastrophic Civilian Toll… Israeli Escalation in Gaza and Lebanon

NYN | Reports and Analyses 

Israeli occupation forces continue to commit horrific massacres against civilians in both the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, marking a new bloody escalation added to a long series of violations ongoing for more than two years.

“Gaza Under Fire Again”

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced this evening that 25 Palestinians, including children, were killed and 77 others were wounded with varying degrees of injuries as a result of a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting different areas of the Strip since this afternoon.

In an earlier update over the past 48 hours, the ministry confirmed that 7 martyrs and 33 injuries had reached the Strip’s hospitals, bringing the death toll since the ceasefire announcement on October 11, 2025 to:

– 280 martyrs
– 672 injuries
– 571 bodies recovered from under the rubble

Since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on October 7, 2023, the catastrophic total has risen to:

– 69,513 martyrs
– 170,745 injuries

“Lebanon: Strikes on Ain al-Hilweh and the South”

In a dangerous development on the northern front, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 11 people were killed and 4 others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in the city of Sidon.

Israeli aircraft also launched intense strikes on the towns of Ainata and Tayr Filsay in southern Lebanon, causing extensive destruction to civilian homes amid a state of panic among local residents.

“Reactions and Fears of Escalation”

Concerns are growing that the situation may slide into a broader regional confrontation, as Israeli airstrikes continue and the scope of targeted populated areas expands across multiple fronts.

Human rights organizations and the international community are calling for an immediate halt to the aggression and the opening of international investigations into the crimes committed against civilians, especially in light of the shocking figures documenting the scale of the worsening humanitarian catastrophe.