Reports of deaths in Gaza continue to arrive daily. Once again, the Israeli military opened fire on civilians gathered while waiting for humanitarian aid and launched strikes on areas sheltering displaced families. Israel justifies these actions as part of its ongoing military campaign against Hamas, which refuses to lay down its arms. But with each passing day, it becomes increasingly clear: the primary victims of this war are Palestinian civilians. Despite the scale of destruction and tens of thousands of deaths, the international community limits itself to statements—without taking action to stop the violence or hold anyone accountable.
No real enforcement mechanisms have been applied. In practice, this means that the Israeli military operates with impunity, continuing to strike even places where people are simply trying to survive.
Israeli shelling and airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Thursday killed at least 56 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. As the death toll rises, mediators are once again attempting to revive ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.
According to medical officials, an Israeli airstrike on a school in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza, where displaced families were sheltering, killed at least nine people. Another nine were killed in a strike on a tent camp in the Khan Younis area in the south of the enclave.
Three more were killed in central Gaza near a road where a crowd had gathered awaiting UN humanitarian aid. Medical personnel said Israeli forces opened fire, injuring dozens. This is not the first time civilians have been killed near aid distribution points.
The Israeli military gave no immediate comment on the incidents that left dozens dead on Thursday. Israeli authorities maintain that the goal of the military campaign is to eliminate Hamas fighters responsible for the 2023 attacks in southern Israel and to secure the release of hostages.
The new casualties came amid yet another round of diplomatic mediation: Egypt and Qatar, backed by the United States, approached both sides of the conflict with a proposal to resume ceasefire talks. However, according to Hamas sources, no specific date for the next round of negotiations has been set.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who leads a government that includes far-right parties, continues to insist that the war will end only if Hamas releases all hostages, withdraws from governing Gaza, and fully disarms.
Hamas, in turn, says it is ready to release the hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip. The group has agreed to give up governing the territory but has refused to disarm.
According to Israeli authorities, on October 7, 2023, militants led by Hamas killed around 1,200 people and took 251 hostages. In response, Israel launched a large-scale military campaign.
According to local health authorities, since the start of the Israeli operation, more than 56,000 Palestinians have been killed, and much of the coastal enclave’s infrastructure has been destroyed.
Most of the hostages released so far have been freed through indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel.
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