At least 35 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire on Saturday, according to hospital sources in Gaza. The attacks targeted homes and refugee camps, leaving many women and children among the dead.
One of the deadliest strikes hit a house in central Gaza, claiming 11 lives, while nine members of a single family were killed in an attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp, health officials at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital confirmed. Additionally, at least six civilians were reported dead while seeking aid in southern and central Gaza.
The escalation comes just a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly, declaring that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas. His speech sparked walkouts by several delegates in protest. Read more on Al Jazeera, BBC News, and Reuters.
Israel’s military confirmed striking around 120 targets across the Gaza Strip, claiming they were linked to “terror groups and infrastructure.” However, humanitarian conditions remain catastrophic, with UN-backed reports confirming famine in Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands remain trapped amid collapsing healthcare and essential services.
Meanwhile, former U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism about a new 21-point peace plan reportedly drafted by his administration, which includes a ceasefire, prisoner exchanges, and discussions of a pathway toward Palestinian statehood. However, Netanyahu rejected any possibility of a Palestinian state during his UN address.
According to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry, more than 65,549 Palestinians have been killed since the war began in October 2023, following Hamas’s attack on southern Israel that left 1,200 people dead and over 250 taken hostage.
The conflict, now nearing its two-year mark, shows no sign of ending, with both sides entrenched in their positions. As global calls for a ceasefire intensify, Gaza’s civilians continue to face devastating losses and dire humanitarian conditions.
