At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli strikes across Gaza, the deadliest day since October's ceasefire. The attacks targeted multiple locations throughout the territory, including an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis, leaving at least two women and six children among the dead.
The victims include four members of one family and three others from another family, according to officials at Shifa Hospital, which received several of the bodies. An air strike also hit a police station in Gaza City, killing at least 14 officers, including four policewomen, and leaving civilians and inmates held at the station injured.
The strikes came just hours before the Rafah crossing along the Egyptian border is set to open for the first time since the start of the war, marking a major step forward in the US-brokered ceasefire. The opening of the crossing will provide much-needed access to medical treatment for Palestinians who have been unable to leave Gaza due to closures at all crossings.
The attacks are a stark reminder that despite the agreement, the death toll in Gaza remains high. Over 520 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the start of the ceasefire on October 10, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The ministry maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by UN agencies and independent experts.
Hamas has condemned Saturday's strikes as a "renewed flagrant violation" of the ceasefire agreement, calling on the United States and other mediating countries to push Israel to stop its attacks. Israel's military responded that its actions were in response to ceasefire violations by Hamas militants, who were killed by Israeli forces in an area near Rafah on Friday.
The victims include four members of one family and three others from another family, according to officials at Shifa Hospital, which received several of the bodies. An air strike also hit a police station in Gaza City, killing at least 14 officers, including four policewomen, and leaving civilians and inmates held at the station injured.
The strikes came just hours before the Rafah crossing along the Egyptian border is set to open for the first time since the start of the war, marking a major step forward in the US-brokered ceasefire. The opening of the crossing will provide much-needed access to medical treatment for Palestinians who have been unable to leave Gaza due to closures at all crossings.
The attacks are a stark reminder that despite the agreement, the death toll in Gaza remains high. Over 520 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the start of the ceasefire on October 10, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The ministry maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by UN agencies and independent experts.
Hamas has condemned Saturday's strikes as a "renewed flagrant violation" of the ceasefire agreement, calling on the United States and other mediating countries to push Israel to stop its attacks. Israel's military responded that its actions were in response to ceasefire violations by Hamas militants, who were killed by Israeli forces in an area near Rafah on Friday.
i'm not even trying to spin this or give you an opinion that's gonna get me roasted... both sides are to blame here, plain and simple. ceasefire should mean ceasefire but nope, Israel keeps on shooting 
. We need to see some real action from the US and other countries to stop this bloodshed ASAP 
. And can we please talk about how many kids were killed in that tent camp? 6 innocent lives lost just because of a war zone 
it's just so senseless & heartbreaking to see innocent ppl caught in the middle of this conflict... 30 lives lost is a staggering number, and I can only imagine how traumatic this must be for everyone involved 
. It feels like the cycle of violence just won't break. We're seeing all these innocent people get caught in the crossfire and it's just heartbreaking 
. The US-brokered ceasefire was supposed to bring some peace, but I think we can all agree that didn't happen 
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like wow is this really happening again? 
at least 30 Palestinians dead in just one day it's so sad how many people are dying already over 520 I think that number will keep growing if something doesn't change soon the US and other countries need to step up and make sure both sides stop fighting can we really say this ceasefire is working when our hospitals are getting hit like what even is a police station supposed to be a safe place? 
. I'm not saying Hamas isn't responsible for some things, but can't we find a way to resolve this without all this bloodshed? 
The US-brokered ceasefire is supposed to bring us peace, but it seems like Israel's still looking for an excuse to go after the Palestinians again 
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And now we're stuck with a dead body count that's just... yikes 
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. I mean, seriously, can't we just have a day without news about someone getting shot or bombed? 
), but... honestly, how many more times can we keep repeating the same cycle of violence before we just get tired of it? 
The fact that there are at least 520 Palestinians who have been killed since October is just heartbreaking. And now they're saying the US and other countries need to step in and stop Israel's attacks? Like, yeah no kidding... it's not like they haven't tried before 
. I don't know about the Rafah crossing opening up today, but I'm hoping it brings some much-needed relief to Gaza. We really need to see some progress here. The fact that Hamas is condemning the strikes as a "renewed flagrant violation" of the ceasefire agreement just shows how tense things are between them and Israel... 
. Gaza is literally bleeding and no one seems to be doing anything about it 
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. Can we get some real progress on this conflict ASAP? 
and honestly, can we ever really say that we're on the same side when one side's actions are causing so much harm? 
can't believe the death toll is still so high 
520+ and it's still not looking good for Gaza 
need to keep pushing for that ceasefire to hold 
. It's like the ceasefire agreement was supposed to bring some peace and calm, but instead it feels like we're just seeing more violence 
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️ and the next it's " boom!" 
Everyone dies and all the news channels are like "oh no, another Israeli strike" 
. Like, can't they just have a meeting to talk about it or something? 
and honestly can't believe it's happening again 