Gaza Strip: Over 150 Airstrikes in 24 Hours Amid Growing Humanitarian Concerns
The Israeli military announced on Sunday that its air force had carried out more than 150 airstrikes over the past 24 hours, targeting what it described as sites linked to armed factions in the Gaza Strip.
According to the Times of Israel, the Israeli army stated that the strikes targeted armed personnel, booby-trapped buildings, weapons depots, anti-tank missile launch sites, and other military infrastructure.
Rising Casualties Reported in Gaza
Palestinian sources reported that the number of fatalities in Gaza has risen to 50, with dozens more injured, following a series of Israeli air raids on multiple areas since early Sunday.
Among the casualties, 12 individuals—including a medical doctor—were reportedly killed in a strike that hit a public market near Al-Samer Junction in the Al-Daraj neighborhood in central Gaza City.
In southern Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, 10 civilians, including children, were killed when a residential building was targeted. Al-Awda Hospital in Al-Nuseirat received 10 bodies, including six children, along with 16 wounded individuals following a reported strike on a water distribution point in the camp’s northwest.
According to Gaza’s Civil Defense Directorate, at least 31 people were killed in airstrikes across various locations in the Strip on Sunday alone, including 20 in Al-Nuseirat.
Airstrikes Hit Residential Areas and Displacement Sites
Ten more Palestinians, including children, were reported dead and over 20 others injured after an airstrike on Al-Sawarah area west of Al-Nuseirat. The Palestinian Red Crescent said it recovered two bodies and evacuated several injured individuals following a strike on an apartment in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood in southwestern Gaza City.
In Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, three people were reported killed in a strike that hit a tent sheltering displaced individuals.
UN Warns of Worsening Humanitarian Conditions in Gaza
In a joint statement issued Saturday, seven United Nations agencies warned that fuel reserves in Gaza had reached critically low levels. The shortage, the agencies said, is placing an unbearable additional burden on the population, which is already facing the threat of famine.
Ceasefire Talks Stall Amid Escalating Tensions
As hostilities continue, Israel and Hamas have traded accusations over the stalled indirect negotiations, which began last week in Doha under the mediation of Qatar, Egypt, and the United States.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) quoted a Palestinian source as saying the talks have reached an impasse due to Israel’s insistence on a proposal it submitted during the latest round of negotiations.
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