Israeli Forces Intensify Bombardment of Gaza Amid Mounting Civilian Casualties and International Criticism
Israeli forces continued heavy bombardment across Gaza on Monday, just a day after killing at least 95 Palestinians, including seven children who were waiting in line for water and 17 people at a crowded market in Gaza City.
Meanwhile, Israel’s controversial plan to establish an internment camp in Gaza is drawing growing condemnation. Opposition leader Yair Lapid warned that such a facility would effectively become a “concentration camp” if Palestinians are not permitted to leave.
Eight United Nations agencies operating in Gaza have issued urgent warnings that their operations may soon halt entirely due to a lack of fuel. UNRWA reported that another infant died of malnutrition on Sunday, underscoring the deepening humanitarian crisis.
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, Israel’s ongoing war on the territory has killed at least 58,026 people and wounded 138,520 since it began. On the Israeli side, approximately 1,139 people were killed and over 200 taken captive during the October 7, 2023, attacks.
Israeli attack kills 2 people near aid centre
At least two people have been killed and many wounded in an Israeli attack near an aid centre northwest of Rafah in southern Gaza, ambulance and emergency services tell our colleagues on the ground.
What’s happening in Gaza right now?
In the past few hours:
- The Nasser Medical Complex says a Palestinian has been killed and many wounded when an Israeli drone bombed a tent for displaced people west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
- Invading Israeli forces continue to shell the eastern areas of Gaza City.
- Israeli artillery shelling accompanied by gunfire has targeted an area west of Khan Younis.
- The Israeli army has carried out a demolition operation against a residential area in the Saudi neighbourhood, west of Rafah in southern Gaza.
- Explosions have been reported in Jabalia in northern Gaza.
