ISRAELI attacks have killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded 54 others across the Gaza Strip in the last 24-hour reporting period, according to the latest daily update by the Health Ministry in the territory.
Israeli forces launch more attacks on the barely functioning Kamal Adwan Hospital in besieged North Gaza, after ordering people inside and near the facility to evacuate.
Israeli forces have also bombed yet another school-turned-shelter in northern Gaza City, killing at least eight Palestinians. Another nine people, including four children, reported killed in separate attacks in north Gaza.
Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Sunday that Israeli strikes killed at least32 Palestinians across the territory.
The violence came even as Palestinian groups involved in the fighting said a ceasefire deal was “closer than ever”.
Israel has faced growing criticism of its actions during the war, triggered by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, including from rights groups accusing it of “acts of genocide” which the Israeli government strongly denies.
Pope Francis denounced on Sunday the “cruelty” of Israel’s bombardment, highlighting the deaths of children and attacks on schools and hospitals in Gaza.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 45,259 Palestinians and wounded 107,627 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.
