The Gaza Health Ministry said on Monday that at least 70 people were killed in Israeli air raids and artillery shelling in Khan Yunis’ eastern neighborhoods, which were designated a humanitarian safe zone.

The ministry added that more than 200 injured people, including serious cases, have arrived at the medical facility, which is located in Khan Yunis.

The ministry said in a statement it received more than 1,200 appeals for help from besieged families asking to be rescued.

“This morning, the Israeli occupation army began a new aggression against Khan Younis Governorate committing crimes against humanity through indiscriminate bombing of citizens’ homes and groups of displaced people in the area,” the statement said.

The medical facility which is the last remaining hospital in southern Gaza has been receiving a rising number of casualties, including children, since this morning when the Israeli forces started their air and ground attacks, giving the residents no time to follow their evacuation orders.

At least 39,076 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, Gaza’s Health Ministry announced.  

The bodies of the Khan Yunis victims arrived at Nasser Hospital, the Al Jazeera report said.

Bani Suheila, Qizan an-Najjar, Abasan al-Kabira, Khuza’a, and al-Qarara were among the districts targeted by the Israeli military, it added.