Dozens killed in Israeli airstrikes as experts warn of worsening humanitarian crisis

Published on 26/05/2025 - 17:10 GMT+2

Israeli airstrikes which pounded nan Gaza Strip early connected Monday killed dozens, according to Palestinian wellness officials. 

Thirty-one of those killed were successful a school-turned-shelter successful Gaza City that was reportedly struck arsenic group slept. It housed hundreds of group from Beit Lahia, a adjacent metropolis nether aggravated assault, according to reports.

The Israeli subject claimed that nan onslaught targeted militants operating from nan shelter. 

A abstracted onslaught connected a location successful nan bluish Gaza metropolis of Jabalia killed 19 people, according to officials astatine nan al-Ahli hospital. Israel has not yet commented connected nan target of this attack. 

Hamas connected Monday agreed to a ceasefire connection by US typical envoy Steve Witkoff, according to media reports. However, Israeli officials denied nan reports and said negotiations are still ongoing.

Meanwhile, nan ongoing Israel-Hamas warfare has near astir of nan territory’s astir 2 cardinal residents limited connected humanitarian aid, pinch world experts informing that Gaza is connected nan brink of famine. 

Israel faces increasing criticism for its violative and unit to fto assistance into Gaza amid nan mounting humanitarian crisis. 

After a blockade of almost 3 months, Israel connected Friday said it had fto much than 100 trucks of assistance participate nan territory. This included flour, food, aesculapian instrumentality and drugs. 

However, nan UN says this magnitude is not capable — particularly compared to nan assistance that entered nan Strip during a caller ceasefire, erstwhile astir 600 trucks of alleviation entered each time to meet basal needs. 

They besides pass that Israeli subject restrictions make it difficult for assistance to beryllium distributed wrong Gaza. As a result, small has reached those successful need. 

Israel is reportedly pursuing a US-backed scheme to administer assistance to Gaza. However, nan American heading nan Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which would person been nan group overseeing nan assistance programme, resigned connected Sunday.

Jake Wood was nan executive head of nan group, but said it had go clear his organisation would not beryllium allowed to run independently.

"It is not imaginable to instrumentality this scheme while besides strictly adhering to nan humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, which I will not abandon," he said successful a statement.

Wood urged Israel to grow assistance supplies "through each mechanisms."

Israel has described plans to seize afloat control of nan Strip by nan extremity of their existent subject offensive, codenamed Operation Gideon’s Chariots.

“At nan extremity of this campaign, each of nan territories of nan Gaza Strip will beryllium nether Israel’s information control," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

The subject has destroyed immense areas of Gaza and internally displaced astir 90% of its organization during its 19-month war. 

The warfare began erstwhile Hamas militants attacked confederate Israel connected 7 October 2023, sidesplitting astir 1,200 group – astir of them civilians. Hamas took 251 group arsenic hostages and is presently holding 58, of whom 24 are believed to beryllium alive. 

A consequent Israeli violative has to day killed 53,977 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to nan Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, whose figures do not separate betwixt fighters and civilians. The Israeli subject says 858 of its soldiers person died since nan commencement of nan war.