Reports from residents on Monday revealed that Israeli forces carried out new attacks overnight across the Gaza Strip.
This development unfolded as the United Nations Security Council prepared to vote on a resolution urging Israel to permit aid access to the Palestinian enclave.
On Sunday, an Israeli strike on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza resulted in the death of 90 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry spokesperson speaking to Reuters.
Additionally, a missile attack on a house owned by the Shehab family claimed the lives of 24 people, as reported by Hamas Aqsa radio. Medics indicated that numerous casualties occurred in and around the Shehab family home.
The intensity of Israeli fire in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, resulted in 12 Palestinians killed and numerous others wounded, while in Rafah in the south, an Israeli air strike on a house left at least four people dead.
Witnesses described the explosion as seismic, prompting locals to rush to the affected building to rescue those trapped under the rubble.
Tragically, a tank shell struck the maternity building inside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, causing the death of a 13-year-old girl named Dina Abu Mehsen, as confirmed by Gaza health ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qidra.
Abu Mehsen had previously suffered the loss of her father, mother, two siblings, and one of her legs during an earlier shelling incident.
Pope Francis expressed concern on Sunday, suggesting that Israel employed “terrorism” tactics in Gaza, particularly deploring the reported killing of two Christian women who sought refuge in a church complex.
Gaza health officials reported that approximately 19,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7.
Israel’s offensive against Hamas has led to extensive destruction in Gaza, displacing the majority of its 2.3 million residents, many of whom now reside in makeshift shelters without adequate resources and are vulnerable to diseases.
Human Rights Watch accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon by deliberately obstructing the delivery of essential supplies such as water, food, and fuel while destroying agricultural areas.
Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, emphasized the intentional deprivation of food and water for over two months, describing it as a method of warfare.
On Monday, the United Nations Security Council considered a proposal demanding that Israel allow aid access to Gaza through land, sea, and air routes, along with the establishment of UN monitoring for humanitarian assistance.
The fate of the resolution depends on final negotiations between the United States, a key ally of Israel with veto power in the council, and the United Arab Emirates, which drafted the text.
Amid hopes for a ceasefire and hostage releases, discussions took place between Israel’s spy chief and the prime minister of Qatar on Friday, as Qatar has previously mediated such agreements.
Although Israel and Hamas expressed openness to a renewed ceasefire and hostage release, disagreements persist on the implementation details, according to Egyptian mediators. Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri stated their willingness to engage in discussions aimed at ending Israeli aggression.
