A person passes by the destroyed home of journalist Islam Meqdad, the place she was killed alongside together with her son and 5 different members of the family in an Israeli military strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, April 6, 2025.
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed not less than 32 individuals, together with over a dozen girls and youngsters, native well being officers stated Sunday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to the USA to fulfill with President Donald Trump in regards to the battle.
Israel final month ended its ceasefire with Hamas and renewed its air and floor offensive, finishing up waves of strikes and seizing territory to strain the militant group to simply accept a brand new deal for a truce and launch of remaining hostages. It has additionally blocked the import of meals, gasoline and humanitarian support for over a month to the coastal territory closely reliant on exterior help.
“Shares are getting low and the scenario is turning into determined,” the United Nations company for Palestinian refugees stated on social media.
The newest Israeli strikes in a single day into Sunday hit a tent and a home within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis, killing 5 males, 5 girls and 5 kids, in keeping with Nasser Hospital, which obtained the our bodies.
A feminine journalist was amongst these killed. “My daughter is harmless. She had no involvement, she beloved journalism and adored it,” stated her mom, Amal Kaskeen.
The physique of 1 little one, underneath 2 years previous, took up only one finish of an emergency stretcher.
“Trump desires to finish the Gaza problem. He’s in a rush, and that’s clear from this morning,” asserted Mohammad Abdel-Hadi, cousin of a girl killed.
Israeli shelling killed not less than 4 individuals within the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, in keeping with Gaza’s Well being Ministry. The our bodies of seven individuals, together with a baby and three girls, arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, in keeping with an Related Press journalist there.
And a strike in Gaza Metropolis hit individuals ready exterior a bakery and killed not less than six, together with three kids, in keeping with the civil protection, which operates underneath the Hamas-run authorities.
Netanyahu visits Trump amid anti-war protests
Dozens of Palestinians took to the streets in Jabaliya for a brand new spherical of anti-war protests. Footage circulating on social media confirmed individuals marching and chanting towards Hamas. Such protests, whereas uncommon, have occurred in latest weeks.
There may be additionally anger inside Israel over the battle’s resumption and its results on remaining hostages in Gaza. Households of hostages together with a few of these not too long ago free of Gaza and their supporters on Saturday urged Trump to assist make sure the combating ends.
Netanyahu on Monday will meet with Trump for the second time since Trump started his newest time period in January. The prime minister stated they’d talk about the battle and the brand new 17% tariff imposed on Israel, a part of a sweeping international choice by the brand new U.S. administration.
“There’s a very giant queue of leaders who wish to do that with respect to their economies. I believe it displays the particular private connection and the particular connection between the USA and Israel, which is so important right now,” Netanyahu stated whereas wrapping up a go to to Hungary.
The U.S., a mediator in ceasefire efforts together with Egypt and Qatar, expressed help for Israel’s resumption of the battle final month.
The toll of battle
A whole bunch of Palestinians since then have been killed, amongst them 15 medics whose our bodies had been recovered solely every week later. Israel’s army this weekend backtracked on its account of what occurred within the incident, captured partly on video, that prompted anger by Pink Cross and Pink Crescent and U.N. officers.
The battle started when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 individuals and taking 251 hostage. Fifty-nine hostages are nonetheless held in Gaza — 24 believed to be alive — after a lot of the relaxation had been launched in ceasefires or different offers.
Israel’s offensive has killed not less than 50,695 Palestinians, in keeping with Gaza’s Well being Ministry, which doesn’t say what number of had been civilians or combatants however says greater than half had been girls and youngsters. It says one other 115,338 individuals have been wounded. Israel says it has killed round 20,000 militants, with out offering proof.
