At least 104 Palestinians were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes in Gaza on Tuesday night, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry says. The Israeli military said it struck dozens of terror targets and terrorists in response to violations by Hamas of the US-brokered ceasefire deal. Israel's defence minister accused Hamas of an attack in Gaza that killed an Israeli soldier, and of breaching the terms on returning deceased hostages' bodies. Hamas said it had no connection to the attack and that Israel was trying to undermine the deal. US President Donald Trump maintained nothing would jeopardise the ceasefire, but added that Israel should hit back when its soldiers were targeted.
The Israeli strikes hit homes, schools, and residential blocks in Gaza City and Beit Lahia in the north of Gaza, Bureij and Nuseirat in the centre, and Khan Younis in the south. Witnesses in Gaza City described seeing pillars of fire and smoke rising into the air as explosions shook several residential areas. Gaza's health ministry said a total of 104 people were killed, including 46 children and 20 women, and that more than 250 others were injured.
Three women and a man were pulled from the rubble of the al-Banna family’s home in the southern Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. In the urban Bureij refugee camp, five members of the Abu Sharar family were killed in a strike on their home. At Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, women mourned over the bodies of a mother, Bayan al-Shawaf, and her four children who were killed in a prior strike on a tent at a camp for displaced families. Bayan's cousin, Umm Mohammed, expressed despair asking, What kind of world is this? Is this the ceasefire?
On Wednesday morning, the IDF announced that a reservist soldier, Master Sergeant Yona Efraim Feldbaum, was killed in the southern city of Rafah. As the situation escalated, Palestinian media reported that the IDF carried out airstrikes in response to the ongoing conflict, further complicating the emotional and humanitarian toll in the region.
The ceasefire agreement is supposed to facilitate the exchange of hostages and bodies, but tensions continue to rise amid accusations and counterclaims between Israel and Hamas. The situation remains volatile as international leaders call for restraint and dialogue.
The Israeli strikes hit homes, schools, and residential blocks in Gaza City and Beit Lahia in the north of Gaza, Bureij and Nuseirat in the centre, and Khan Younis in the south. Witnesses in Gaza City described seeing pillars of fire and smoke rising into the air as explosions shook several residential areas. Gaza's health ministry said a total of 104 people were killed, including 46 children and 20 women, and that more than 250 others were injured.
Three women and a man were pulled from the rubble of the al-Banna family’s home in the southern Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. In the urban Bureij refugee camp, five members of the Abu Sharar family were killed in a strike on their home. At Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, women mourned over the bodies of a mother, Bayan al-Shawaf, and her four children who were killed in a prior strike on a tent at a camp for displaced families. Bayan's cousin, Umm Mohammed, expressed despair asking, What kind of world is this? Is this the ceasefire?
On Wednesday morning, the IDF announced that a reservist soldier, Master Sergeant Yona Efraim Feldbaum, was killed in the southern city of Rafah. As the situation escalated, Palestinian media reported that the IDF carried out airstrikes in response to the ongoing conflict, further complicating the emotional and humanitarian toll in the region.
The ceasefire agreement is supposed to facilitate the exchange of hostages and bodies, but tensions continue to rise amid accusations and counterclaims between Israel and Hamas. The situation remains volatile as international leaders call for restraint and dialogue.
