Gaza, May 23 (QNA) – Five Palestinians were martyred and several others wounded on Saturday in Israeli occupation airstrikes targeting northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that five Palestinian security personnel were martyred, and others were injured when an Israeli occupation drone struck a police post near the 17th Roundabout in Al-Tuam area northwest of Gaza City. The casualties were transferred to hospitals in Gaza City.

The Gaza Police Directorate confirmed that Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the police post, resulting in multiple casualties.

In southern Gaza, four Palestinians were wounded when an Israeli drone targeted a bicycle on the coastal road in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis.

Earlier on Saturday, the Gaza Ministry of Health said the death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip had risen to 72,783, with 172,779 others wounded since Oct. 7, 2023.

The ministry added that since the ceasefire agreement reached last October, 890 Palestinians have been martyred and 2,677 injured.

Israeli occupation forces continue to violate the ceasefire through airstrikes, artillery shelling, targeted killings, and heavy gunfire across several areas of the Gaza Strip. (QNA)