Israel’s air force killed at least 146 Palestinians in new attacks on Gaza over the past 24 hours and injured many more, local health authorities said yesterday, as the country appeared set to press ahead with a new ground offensive.
Israeli strikes since Thursday have seen one of the deadliest phases of bombardment since a truce collapsed in March. The latest strikes came as US President Donald Trump ended his Middle East tour on Friday with no apparent progress towards a new ceasefire.
“Since midnight, we have received 58 martyrs, while a large number of victims remain under the rubble. The situation inside the hospital is catastrophic,” said the director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, Marwan Al Sultan.
Local health authorities said 459 people had been injured in Israeli strikes in the past 24 hours.
Israel’s military said it was conducting extensive strikes and mobilising troops as part of preparations to expand operations in the Gaza Strip and achieve ‘operational control’ in areas of the Palestinian enclave.
The Gaza health system is barely operational with hospitals hit repeatedly by the Israeli military during the 19-month war and medical supplies drying up.
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