Over 100 Palestinians, including 46 children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza despite ceasefire
Palestinian officials say the attacks, which hit homes and shelters across the enclave, mark the deadliest breach of the truce since it took effect on October 10 under a US-brokered plan.
More than 100 Palestinians, including 46 children, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza since Tuesday evening, in what health officials described as a violation of the October 10 ceasefire agreement.
The Gaza Health Ministry said on Wednesday that hospitals received the bodies of 104 civilians — among them 20 women — and treated 253 wounded, including 78 children and 84 women.
Since the US-brokered ceasefire took effect, at least 211 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 600 others injured in Israeli attacks, according to ministry data.
Gaza Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said over 100 people had been killed in “horrific Israeli massacres” in less than 12 hours.
“These massacres are being carried out in full view of mediators and the international community, which remains silent and incapable of taking any concrete steps to stop the ongoing bloodshed,” he said in a statement.
Israeli strikes on the so-called “yellow line”
Medical sources said that Israeli strikes targeted homes, tents sheltering displaced families, vehicles, a hospital, and a mosque within the so-called “yellow line” — a zone delineated under the ceasefire deal to which Israeli forces had agreed to withdraw.
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that 31 people were killed in northern Gaza, 42 in central areas, and 18 in the south.
In Beit Lahia, a school sheltering displaced civilians was hit, killing three people.
In Gaza City, Israeli fire struck two homes in the Al-Nasr neighbourhood and the Shati refugee camp, leaving eight dead. Several others were killed in the Sabra and Zeitoun districts, including a mother and child in Tel al-Hawa.
Further south, air strikes on the Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps killed at least 20 people, while eight others — including three children — died in the Al Mawasi area west of Khan Younis.
Death toll expected to rise
Medical officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise as many victims remained trapped under the rubble.
The renewed Israeli attacks come despite a ceasefire plan announced on October 10 as part of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan, which includes hostage-prisoner exchanges, reconstruction of Gaza, and a new administrative framework for the enclave.
According to Palestinian authorities, more than 68,600 people have been killed and 170,600 injured in Gaza since Israel launched its genocidal war in October 2023.