Israel kills 51 Gazans in a day, targets tents of displaced people!
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Tel Aviv: Israel killed 51 people in Gaza on Tuesday alone in multiple strikes, health officials in Palestine informed. Meanwhile, a deadly ambush by Hamas killed five Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza.
Health officials at Gaza's Nasser Hospital, where victims of the Israeli strikes were taken, said one strike targeted tents sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing four people. A separate strike in Khan Younis killed four people, including a mother, father and their two children, officials said.
In central Gaza, Israeli strikes killed another 10 people and wounded 72, according to Awda Hospital in Nuseirat.
Israeli forces continued their bloodshed when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the White House for talks with US President Donald Trump about a ceasefire plan to pause the Gaza fighting. While there was no announcement of a breakthrough, there were signs of progress toward a deal.
The soldiers' deaths could add to pressure on Netanyahu to strike a deal, as polls in Israel have shown widespread support for ending the 21-month war.
The soldiers were killed roughly two weeks after Israel reported one of its deadliest days in months in Gaza when seven soldiers were killed after a Palestinian attached a bomb to their armoured vehicle.
An Israeli security official said explosive devices were detonated against the five soldiers during an operation in the Beit Hanoun area in northern Gaza, an area where Israel has repeatedly fought regrouping militants.
Militants also opened fire on the forces who were evacuating the wounded soldiers, the official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the attack with the media.
The military said 14 soldiers were wounded in the attack, two of them seriously. It brings the toll of soldiers killed to 888 since Hamas's Oct 7, 2023 attack ignited the war.
Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, said on social media that the attack was an “additional blow” against what he described as a “weak” army.
With Associated Press inputs
