ISRAEL intensifies air attacks across the Gaza Strip with a missile barrage pounding a densely populated residential area in Gaza City.
Health officials warn hundreds of patients will die from power outages in hospitals in Gaza as fuel supplies expire because of Israel’s blockade.
At least 105 Palestinians, including seven aid seekers, have been killed and 530 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24-hour reporting period, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.
Meanwhile, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned continuing Israeli bombardment is driving up casualties, displacing civilians and destroying essential infrastructure.
More than 1,500 medical workers have been killed in Gaza since 2023, according to the Health Ministry.
In recent days, attacks on tents and residential buildings in Gaza City and Deir el-Balah killed dozens of Palestinians, including medics and their families.
“Partners working in health are providing services to those injured during these mass casualty incidents, despite very limited resources,” OCHA said.
While 11 WHO aid trucks carrying surgical supplies and other essentials entered Gaza on Tuesday, OCHA stressed it’s “a fraction of what is needed”, and called for all crossings to be opened to ensure large-scale, sustained aid delivery.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 57,575 people and wounded 136,879, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023 attacks and more than 200 taken captive.
