Israel Launches Deadly Strikes Despite Announcement of Cease-Fire Deal, Gazan Officials Say

israel-launches-deadly-strikes-despite-announcement-of-cease-fire-deal,-gazan-officials-say

Gaza’s health ministry said that eight Israeli attacks had killed 81 people and injured nearly 200 others over the past day.

People carry bodies wrapped in white sheets.
Palestinians on Thursday at Al Ahli Arab hospital carrying the bodies of people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City the night before.Credit…Omar Al-Qattaa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Hiba Yazbek

Despite the announcement of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, deadly strikes in Gaza have continued.

Gaza’s health ministry said on Thursday morning that at least eight Israeli attacks in the territory had killed 81 people and injured nearly 200 others over the previous 24 hours.

The Palestinian Civil Defense, an emergency service, said that Israeli strikes had killed at least 77 people since the deal had been announced. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strikes. The claims could not be independently verified.

“The reality in the strip remains very difficult and catastrophic,” said Mahmoud Basal, the rescue and emergency service’s spokesman.

Hiba Yazbek covers the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with a focus on Palestinian affairs and society in the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and Israel. More about Hiba Yazbek

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *