A number of Palestinian citizens were killed and others injured in the early hours of Monday as a result of Israeli bombing in the city of Rafah, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Reports indicate that at least 22 Palestinians, including 8 children, were killed in the attacks, marking the 213th day of Israel's ongoing aggression against Palestinians.

Among the casualties were four civilians, including two children, from the Abu Lebda family in Al-Geneina neighborhood, east of Rafah. Nine individuals, including four children, from the Qishta family in Al-Salam neighborhood also lost their lives in the bombing.

An additional four citizens, including an infant, were killed as a result of the occupation warplanes bombing a house on George Street, east of Rafah. An airstrike also targeted Khirbet Al-Adas, located northeast of the city.

Civil defense crews in Gaza recovered five decomposed bodies of slain civilians from the Al-Jaabari family, whose house was targeted near the Palestine Stadium in the city, earlier on Sunday.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 34,683 reported fatalities, with an additional 78,018 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

Meanwhile, ambulance and rescue teams continue to face challenges in reaching many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces persist in obstructing the movement of ambulance and civil defense teams. (ILKHA)