Israel strikes 2 Yemen ports; mercilessly kills 108 in a day in Gaza!!
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Aden/Deir al-Balah: Israel also struck two ports in Yemen on Friday that it said were used by the Houthi militant group to transfer weapons, the Associated Press reported.
Also, it launched dozens of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza on the day -- attacks that local health officials say killed 108 people, mostly women and children, and which Israeli officials described as a prelude to a larger campaign aimed at pressuring Hamas to release hostages.
The strikes across the Gaza Strip followed days of attacks there that killed more than 130 people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, and came as US President Donald Trump wrapped up a visit to the region that included stops in three Gulf states but not Israel.
There had been widespread hopes that Trump's trip could increase the chances of a ceasefire deal or the resumption of humanitarian aid to Gaza, which Israel has prevented for more than two months.
The Gaza Health Ministry said 31 children and 27 women were killed in Friday's airstrikes, and that hundreds more were wounded.
In southern Gaza, Israel struck the outskirts of Deir al-Balah and the city of Khan Younis. It said it hit anti-tank missile posts and military structures.
In northern Gaza, the attacks sent people fleeing from the Jabaliya refugee camp and the town of Beit Lahiya. Israel said it eliminated several militants who were operating in an observation compound.
In the October 7 attack, Hamas-led militants killed 1,200 people and abducted 251 others. Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed more than 53,000 Palestinians, many of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many were combatants.
Almost 3,000 have been killed since Israel broke a ceasefire on March 18, the ministry said. Of the hostages that remain in Gaza, Israel believes as many as 23 are still alive, although Israeli authorities have expressed concern for the status of three of those.
Meanwhile, the Gaza blockade by Israel enters its third month.
