Israel has intensified its air strikes on Gaza for a third consecutive day, killing at least 91 people during the night and early Thursday, including a newborn, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Palestinian outing Network of NEWS reported that at least 20 people had been killed in Khan Younis after Israeli forces struck several houses in the southern city of Gaza. Meanwhile, in the north of Gaza, an attack on a family home in the clever neighborhood west of Beit Lahiya has made at least seven lives.
“Israeli attacks through the Gaza Strip have intensified, especially at dawn, when at least 11 residential buildings were flattened by Israeli forces,” said Al Jazeera Correspondent Tareq Abu Azzoum.
“Among the victims who were killed today, there was a newborn baby alongside children and women,” said Abu Azzoum, adding: “There was a clear strategic approach that Israel has used, which made no warning to civilians before hitting the buildings in which they refute.”
Hamas responds with a rocket fire
Hamas claimed the responsibility for the launch of Rockets at the Israel shopping center, Tel Aviv, Thursday in retaliation for what it called “massacres against civilians” in Gaza.
The Palestinian group said that it had drawn “a M90 rocket dam” after Israel took over air strikes after a ceasefire almost two months. Hamas has lost several senior leaders in the strikes of Israel, notably the de facto chief of the Gaza government and the head of the security services.
The Israeli army said it had intercepted a projectile in Gaza, while two others landed in open areas. No victim has been reported.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, Israeli attacks this week killed at least 506 people, including 200 children, while 909 others were injured.
The UN requires the responsibility of a deadly strike
The UN strongly condemned the murder of one of its foreign staff members and the injury of five others on an Israeli air strike on a United Nations site in the center of Gaza on Wednesday.
The UN Humanitarian Aid, Tom Fletcher, called the “exasperating” attack and asked for responsibility.
“International law is clear. Civilians – including United Nations personnel and humanitarian workers – must not be targeted. The international community must join us to insist on a real investigation and responsibility,” said Fletcher.
The United Nations Rescue and Work Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that five other staff members had been killed this week.
“In the past few days, five other UNRWA staff have been confirmed, bringing the number of deaths to 284. They were teachers, doctors and nurses: serving the most vulnerable,” said UNRWA commissioner Philippe Lazzarini.
The renewed Israeli air strikes have aroused a general condemnation, with the secretary general of the United Nations Antonio Guterres expressing indignation.
Protests against Netanyahu in Israel
The breakdown of the ceasefire also sparked reactions in Israel, while thousands of demonstrators gathered in Jerusalem on Wednesday, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favors the safe yield of captives still organized in Gaza.
Hamas spokesperson Abdul Latif Al-Qanou, reiterated the group’s commitment to the cease-fire framework agreed in January.
“We work with mediators to spare our people from the war permanently and we assure that Israel withdraw from Gaza,” said Al-Qanou.
Despite this, Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the bombing resumed was “only the beginning” and promised to pursue military operations until Israel’s objectives – eliminating Hamas and released all captives – are achieved.
