Israeli airstrikes overnight killed at least 32 Palestinians in Gaza, including 25 in Gaza City, according to local health officials. The escalation comes as Israel continues its offensive on the territory’s largest city, where hundreds of thousands remain trapped without adequate food or medical supplies.
On Saturday morning, a strike in the Tufah neighborhood destroyed a home, killing at least 11 people—more than half of them women and children—according to al-Ahly Hospital. In Nuseirat refugee camp, nine members of the same family were killed in their home, while a separate strike on Shati refugee camp left four more dead, according to hospital staff. Civil defense teams report that many victims remain trapped beneath rubble.
Despite mounting calls for a ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Friday that Israel “must finish the job” in Gaza. His remarks prompted a walkout by several delegates and large protests outside the UN headquarters.
The offensive has coincided with growing international backlash. A UN commission of inquiry recently concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, while several countries—including the UK, France, Canada, and Australia—have announced plans to recognize Palestinian statehood.
Meanwhile, Gaza’s healthcare system is collapsing. Two clinics have been destroyed, two hospitals forced to shut down, and others are operating under dire shortages of medicine, equipment, food, and fuel. On Friday, Médecins Sans Frontières suspended operations in Gaza City, citing the encirclement of its clinics by Israeli forces and worsening security conditions.
“The needs in Gaza City are enormous, with the most at-risk people—infants in neonatal care, those with severe injuries, and patients with life-threatening illnesses—unable to move and in grave danger,” said Jacob Granger, MSF’s emergency coordinator in Gaza.
