Aid lines turn to frontlines as Israeli strikes kill 63 Palestinians in Gaza
Children, women among the dead in latest wave of Israeli attacks; UN and doctors warn of looming humanitarian collapse
GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) — At least 63 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in a fresh wave of Israeli air and drone strikes across the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said.
The dead include 10 children and three women who were killed in a single strike in Deir el-Balah while waiting in line for desperately needed humanitarian aid, according to hospital sources.
Scenes of charred bodies and mangled limbs near aid distribution points once again underscored the deadly cost of the war for Gaza’s civilians.
In another attack, Israeli warplanes targeted a home in the Bureij refugee camp, killing four members of the same family. Drone strikes in the nearby Nuseirat camp left two Palestinians dead and 10 others wounded.
In Khan Younis, already heavily battered by months of fighting, the Israeli army struck tents sheltering displaced families in the Al-Mawasi area, killing five, including two children, and injuring 20 more.
Later, another airstrike on a home in the city killed a mother and her three children, leaving more than 20 others injured.
The attacks come as the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) condemned Israeli plans to forcibly relocate thousands of Palestinians further south toward Rafah, calling it “a recipe for mass suffering.”
Inside Gaza’s collapsing health system, doctors issued fresh warnings that over 100 premature babies and 350 dialysis patients may die due to critical fuel shortages caused by the ongoing Israeli blockade.
“The health system is bleeding to death,” one doctor at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told media outlets.
Despite the deepening humanitarian crisis, truce negotiations remain stalled.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has re-engaged in mediation efforts, said there is a “very good chance” of a ceasefire agreement this week or next.
But Hamas negotiators in Qatar described the talks as “difficult” due to Israel’s “inflexibility and escalation.”
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir denounced the ceasefire talks, saying they “only embolden Hamas.”
In a statement, he added: “The more these reckless negotiations continue, the more incentive Hamas has to abduct again.” He warned that the “lives of our soldiers and southern residents outweigh normalization or economic deals.”
Gaza’s Health Ministry says the death toll from Israel’s offensive has reached 57,575 with at least 136,879 wounded — the vast majority civilians.
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