Israeli occupation forces renewed heavy air and artillery strikes across the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring civilians—including children—despite Hamas’s response to Trump’s ceasefire plan and calls for an immediate halt to the bombing.
Israeli occupation forces carried out a new wave of air and artillery bombardment across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians. The escalation came only hours after the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas submitted its response to US President Donald Trump’s plan to halt the war, which called for an immediate cessation of bombing.
Airstrikes and artillery fire struck multiple locations, including Gaza City, Khan Yunis in the south, and Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
Hospital sources in Gaza reported that seven people were killed in strikes on Gaza City since dawn.
At the Baptist Hospital, four people were confirmed dead and several were injured following an Israeli raid on the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City. In the western Nasr neighborhood, five Palestinians were wounded in Israeli drone fire on Saturday morning.
Al-Shifa Hospital also announced that the bodies of five victims were recovered after an airstrike hit a house west of the city overnight.
Israeli jets also bombed a UNRWA center for displaced families in the Al-Rimal neighborhood after its forcible evacuation.
In southern Gaza, the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis reported that two children were killed and others wounded when a drone strike targeted a tent for displaced persons in Al-Mawasi.
Palestinian sources also said a girl was injured by Israeli fire near Hamad Residential City, north of Khan Yunis. Meanwhile, reports confirmed new bombardments on Al-Bureij camp in central Gaza this morning.
Earlier in the day, Al-Jazeera correspondent Hisham Zaqout noted a temporary slowdown in air raids, though artillery shelling continued. The lull prompted residents in the Nuseirat refugee camp to cautiously return to the market. However, the bombardment quickly intensified again in the afternoon.
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Civil Defense spokesman Major Mahmoud Basal described last night’s attacks on Gaza City as “insane,” with heavy shelling and widespread home demolitions across entire neighborhoods.
Despite international appeals and Trump’s own demand for an immediate halt to the bombing following Hamas’s response to his plan, Israeli attacks on the besieged enclave continue unabated. On Friday alone, 63 Palestinians were killed, including 38 in Gaza City.
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the overall death toll has now climbed to 66,288, with at least 169,165 wounded since October 7, 2023.
(PC, AJA, Palestinian Media)
