At least 44 people killed in Gaza as Israel ignores demands for ceasefire

Published connected 27/09/2025 - 13:28 GMT+2 •Updated 16:26

Israeli strikes and gunfire successful cardinal and bluish Gaza killed astatine slightest 38 people, section wellness officials said connected Saturday, contempt world unit connected Israel and increasing calls for a ceasefire successful nan war-torn enclave.

The strikes Saturday greeting demolished a location successful Gaza City's Tufah neighbourhood, sidesplitting astatine slightest 11 people, much than half of them women and children, according to nan Al-Ahly Hospital.

Officials astatine Shifa Hospital said 4 different group were killed erstwhile an airstrike deed their homes successful nan Shati exile camp, while strikes connected a location successful nan Nuseirat exile campy killed 9 members of nan aforesaid family.

Six different Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire while seeking assistance successful confederate and cardinal Gaza, according to Nasser and Al Awda hospitals, wherever nan bodies were taken.

The attacks occurred conscionable hours aft Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that his state "must decorativeness nan job" against Hamas successful Gaza while addressing different world leaders astatine nan UN General Assembly connected Friday.

No sooner had he gotten to nan podium than dozens of diplomats and delegates began stepping retired of nan hallway en masse.

Netanyahu berated Western nations recognising a Palestinian state, describing nan move arsenic 'sheer madness' successful a reside analysts opportunity was aimed arsenic overmuch astatine his progressively divided home assemblage arsenic nan world one.

Outside nan UNGA successful New York, hundreds of group took portion successful thoroughfare protests against Israeli actions successful Gaza and a counter-protest calling for nan merchandise of each hostages.

International unit connected Israel to extremity nan warfare is increasing, arsenic is Israel's isolation, pinch a increasing database of countries deciding precocious to recognise Palestinian statehood — thing Israel rejects.

Countries person been lobbying US President Donald Trump to property Israel for a ceasefire, thing that has piled unit connected nan Trump administration.

On Friday, Trump told reporters connected nan White House section that he believes nan US is adjacent to achieving a woody connected easing fighting successful Gaza that “will get nan hostages back” and “end nan war.”

Trump and Netanyahu to meet connected Monday

He said “very inspired and productive discussions” and “intense negotiations” astir Gaza were ongoing pinch countries successful nan region.

Trump's comments travel up of a planned gathering pinch Netanyahu scheduled for Monday, wherever a awesome announcement is apt to beryllium made.

As discussions and negotiations continue, Israel is pressing up pinch its awesome crushed cognition successful Gaza City, which experts opportunity is experiencing famine.

On Friday, assistance group Doctors Without Borders said it was forced to suspend activities successful Gaza City amid an intensified Israeli offensive. The group said Israeli tanks were little than half a mile from its wellness attraction facilities, and nan escalating attacks person created an "unacceptable level of risk" for its staff.

More than 300,000 group person fled, but up to 700,000 are still there, galore because they can’t spend to relocate.

Israel’s run successful Gaza, which began erstwhile Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel connected 7 October 2023, sidesplitting astir 1,200 people, has killed much than 65,000 people, according to nan Gaza Health Ministry.

The ministry doesn’t separate betwixt civilians and combatants but says women and children dress up astir half nan fatalities.