Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 32 people, including more than a dozen women and children, local health officials said on Sunday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to the United States for talks with President Donald Trump about the war.
Israel last month ended its ceasefire with Hamas and renewed its air and ground offensive, carrying out waves of strikes and seizing territory to pressure the militant group to accept a new deal for a truce and release the remaining hostages. It has also blocked the import of food, fuel and humanitarian aid for over a month to the coastal territory heavily reliant on outside help.
"Stocks are getting low and the situation is becoming desperate," the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said on social media.
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The latest Israeli strikes overnight into Sunday hit a tent and a house in the southern city of Khan Younis, killing five men, five women and five children, according to Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies.
A female journalist was among those killed. "My daughter is innocent. She had no involvement, she loved journalism and adored it," said her mother, Amal Kaskeen.
The body of one child, under two years old, took up just one end of an emergency stretcher.
"Trump wants to end the Gaza issue. He is in a hurry, and that is clear from this morning," said Mohammad Abdel-Hadi, a cousin of a woman killed.
Israeli shelling killed at least four people in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
The bodies of seven people, including a child and three women, arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, according to an Associated Press journalist there.
And a strike in Gaza City hit people waiting outside a bakery and killed at least six, including three children, according to the civil defence, which operates under the Hamas-run government.
Israel's military said about 10 projectiles were fired from Gaza and most were intercepted, in the largest barrage from the territory since Israel resumed the war. Hamas' military arm claimed responsibility. Israeli police said some fragments fell in Ashqelon city. There were no reports of injuries.
Dozens of Palestinians took to the streets in Jabaliya for a new round of anti-war protests. Footage circulating on social media showed people marching and chanting against Hamas. Such protests, while rare, have taken place in recent weeks.
There is also anger inside Israel Following the war’s restart and its impact on the leftover hostages in Gaza, families of these captives alongside some individuals recently released from Gaza and their backers appealed to Trump on Saturday to aid in ensuring the conflict ceases.
On Monday, Netanyahu will have his second meeting with the U.S. President since Trump started his current term in January. They plan to talk about the ongoing conflict during their discussion. the updated 17 percent duty enforced upon Israel as part of an extensive worldwide choice made by the newly elected US administration.
"There is a very large queue of leaders who want to do this with respect to their economies. I think it reflects the special personal connection and the special connection between the United States and Israel, which is so vital at this time," Netanyahu said while wrapping up a visit to Hungary.
The US, a mediator in ceasefire efforts along with Egypt and Qatar, expressed support for Israel's resumption of the war last month.
Hundreds of Palestinians since then have been killed, among them 15 medical workers whose bodies were recovered only a week later. Israel's military this weekend backtracked on its account of what happened in the incident, captured in part on video, that caused anger by Red Cross and Red Crescent and United Nations officials.
The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage. Fifty-nine hostages are still held in Gaza - 24 believed to be alive - after most of the rest were released in ceasefires or other deals.
Israel's offensive has killed at least 50,695 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many were civilians or combatants but says more than half were women and children. It says another 115,338 people have been wounded. Israel says it has killed around 20,000 militants, without providing evidence.
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