On 11 May 2024, Palestinian relatives grieved around the body of a boy killed by Israeli shelling in the garden of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, amid ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian Hamas militants.
A number of Palestinians were killed and injured by Israeli warplanes and artillery missiles and shelling of homes in various areas of the Palestinian Gaza Strip in the early hours of 10 May. The bodies of 24 Palestinians were reported to have arrived at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah on 11 May after Israeli forces shelled several areas in the central Gaza Strip.
Israeli artillery fired dozens of shells into the Zeitoun area, south-east of Gaza City, in heavy rocket and artillery fire for three consecutive days, killing dozens of Palestinians. Israeli artillery also attacked al-Sabla land in central Gaza City with dozens of shells, causing extensive damage to houses. In Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli fighters targeted dozens of houses, killing seven Palestinians and wounding others.
Israeli artillery also fired shells into al-Shikka Street and eastern areas, setting houses ablaze. Israeli warplanes raided the house of the al-Masri family near Beit Lahia Cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip and targeted the house of the al-Kabat family near Beit Lahia Club. In Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes bombed the Al Salam area and near the Rafah crossing. This was due to Israeli forces forcing Palestinians to evacuate new areas in Rafah city. The Israeli army described the situation as dangerous, demanding immediate evacuation from new areas in Rafah as well as Jabalia and Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.
Through a leaflet distributed to Palestinian residents, an Israeli military spokesperson stated in Arabic that. 'Attention all residents and displaced persons - head immediately to the evacuation centres in western Gaza City! This is a dangerous combat zone." He demanded that residents and displaced persons in the district blocs evacuate under the pretext that it is a dangerous combat zone.
Israeli forces continued to close the Rafah land crossing to the Egyptian border and Kerem Shalom, the only commercial crossing in the Gaza Strip. For the fifth consecutive day, Israeli forces continued to close the Rafah land bridge, causing the movement of travellers, especially the sick and wounded, the delivery of humanitarian aid, and the transport of aid to Gaza Strip residents in the south and north to come to a complete halt, amid fears of famine and danger, and a deteriorating humanitarian aid situation. The Israeli army continued to close the Kerem Shalom crossing for the ninth consecutive day and completely halted aid deliveries.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrested at least 15 Palestinians from the West Bank, including women and former prisoners held hostage by Israeli forces. The Prisoners and Liberators Affairs Authority and the Prisoners' Club said that the arrested were deported to the governorates of Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah, Hebron, Qalqilya and Jerusalem.
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