In the latest attacks, five Palestinians were killed when Israeli occupation forces targeted a vehicle carrying displaced persons near Al-Katiba Square, west of Gaza City. Al-Rantisi Hospital for children in Gaza City came under attack from the Israeli Air Force, the Palestinian enclave’s Health Ministry reported on its Telegram channel. Prior to this, the Israeli army repeatedly warned local residents to leave the combat zone, including by dropping leaflets over the city. According to Qatar’s Al Jazeera, over 40 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and surrounding areas during Tuesday night. The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the new ground offensive launched by Israeli occupation forces on Gaza City as horrific.