At least 43 people were killed in two Israeli attacks on Gaza on Saturday, according to the head of the Government Media Office, who spoke to Al Jazeera.
The attacks targeted the Shati refugee camp and the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City. In Shati, 24 people died in seven homes, while Gaza’s civil defense recovered 19 bodies from Tuffah.
Hamas in a statement accuses Israel of continuing its “brutal targeting of defenseless civilians” and committing new “massacres” in Shati Camp, Mawasi, and Rafah.
The group called for the international community to take “more effective action” to halt Israel’s actions, stating that Israel’s leaders “will pay the price for their violations” and that these crimes would not break Palestinian resolve.
Gaza’s health ministry reported that 101 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll since October 7 to 37,551. Additionally, 85,911 people have been wounded since the conflict began.
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, exacerbated by Israel’s bombardment and siege, is likely to worsen due to scorching heat.
The WHO has called for reopening the Rafah crossing in the south, seized by Israel in early May and subsequently destroyed, to allow aid and medical evacuations for 10,000 wounded people needing treatment abroad.
Despite the worsening humanitarian situation, including a growing hunger crisis in northern Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied targeting civilians or imposing a starvation policy.
