Israel Kills 8 Palestinian Traders Waiting for Their Trucks East of Rafah

Palestinian health officials reported that 8 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire while traders and civilian guards were waiting for commercial trucks along the eastern road in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian media stated that the dead and injured from this targeting were transferred to the European Gaza Hospital. The eastern road in Gaza is designated for commercial truck traffic. On the 255th day of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, and on the morning of the second day of Eid al-Adha, various areas in the northern, central, and southern parts of the strip witnessed a series of varying Israeli attacks. The Hamas health ministry in Gaza announced that the death toll from the ongoing war, lasting more than eight months between Israel and the movement, has risen to at least 37,347.