AhlulBayt News Agency: Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Saturday have killed at least 23 Palestinians in Gaza, including three children and their parents, whose tent was bombed in Gaza City.
The attacks struck multiple locations, with Gaza's health ministry confirming that the victims included an entire family of five in Gaza City’s Sabra District.
On Friday, Israeli forces targeted a warehouse belonging to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in Jabaliya, northern Gaza. Four individuals were killed, and their bodies were taken to the Indonesian Hospital, which confirmed the casualties.
Footage showed fires raging in the building, which had already been hit multiple times during Israeli ground offensives.
The airstrikes come amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where the Israeli military has intensified its bombardment since March, following its unilateral violation of a two-month ceasefire agreed upon in January.
The ceasefire was intended to end Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, which began in October 2023. However, Israel not only disregarded the agreement but also escalated its military campaign.
So far, the war has resulted in nearly 52,800 Palestinian deaths, mostly women and children, and over 119,000 injuries. Israel claims to have killed “thousands” of resistance fighters but has not provided substantial evidence to support this claim.
The crisis is exacerbated by Israel’s tightening blockade on Gaza, cutting off vital supplies of food and medicine for the territory’s 2.3 million residents.
Humanitarian groups have raised alarms over growing restrictions on aid, with charity kitchens—the last source of food for many—shutting down due to depleted supplies.
The United Nations and other organizations have rejected Israeli proposals to allow private groups to control aid distribution in Gaza. These groups, consisting of American security contractors and former military officers, have been met with skepticism, with critics calling the plan inadequate and a violation of humanitarian principles.
Israel’s military has justified the blockade as a means to pressure Hamas into releasing Israeli captives and disarming. However, rights groups have condemned the blockade as a "starvation tactic" and a war crime.
Israel has also accused Hamas of diverting aid, but the UN has rejected this claim, stating that it effectively monitors the distribution process.
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