Israel airstrikes have killed at least 70 Palestinians in Gaza over the last 24 hours, striking at residential homes and tent camps sheltering displaced civilians. This latest round of strikes comes amid ongoing ceasefire talks that remain deadlocked and an intensifying humanitarian crisis within this besieged enclave.
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, those killed include women and children; with more than 60 more people injured from attacks targeting densely populated areas like Khan Younis, Jabalia and Beit Lahia where many families had been taking shelter in makeshift tents after fleeing earlier bombardments. One incident saw six members of one family killed while sleeping together inside one tent in Beit Lahia (Wikipedia).
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Israel announced that in the past day they targeted 40 locations across Gaza with air strikes. Their stated purpose is to pressure Hamas into disarming and freeing hostages captured during its October 7 attack against Israel; however, Palestinian officials and humanitarian groups have strongly objected to these strikes, noting their indiscriminate nature with high civilian casualties reported from each strike (AP News/Reuters).
Hospitals in Gaza are operating beyond capacity, struggling to respond to casualties while limited supplies and fuel remain. Meanwhile, Israeli blockade is hampering humanitarian aid delivery, exacerbating malnutrition and disease among children in particular.
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Since October 2023, when conflict resumed in Gaza after a brief ceasefire, over 51,000 Palestinian deaths have occurred according to health authorities in Gaza. Furthermore, most of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have been forced from their homes into overcrowded shelters or tent camps that become targets of Israeli airstrikes – Wikipedia +3 Anadolu Ajansi +3 The New Yorker are some sources that provide an update of events in this regard.
International efforts to broker a new ceasefire have failed thus far, with Hamas rejecting Israel’s demand for complete disarmament as “an impracticable condition” while offering to exchange all remaining Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and put an end to the war permanently.
As violence escalates, humanitarian organizations are calling for immediate steps to be taken to protect civilians and ensure delivery of essential aid. At the same time, international groups urge restraint and encourage negotiations for peace in order to stop further casualties from taking place.