Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip overnight into Monday killed at least 27 Palestinians, according to local health officials, as Israel continues its relentless military campaign against Hamas with growing humanitarian consequences.
Among the dead were entire families, including young children, women, and a recently released Palestinian prisoner. A strike on a home in Beit Lahiya killed 10 people, including Abdel-Fattah Abu Mahadi, who had been freed during a previous ceasefire. His wife, two children, and a grandchild were also among the victims, according to the Indonesian Hospital.
In Gaza City, another airstrike hit a residence, killing seven people, including two women, while in Khan Younis, 10 people were reported killed in a separate strike — five of them siblings as young as four years old, along with their parents and two other children, said officials at Nasser Hospital.
There was no immediate response from the Israeli military, which has consistently maintained that it targets militant infrastructure and blames Hamas for civilian casualties due to its operations in densely populated areas.
Israel resumed its airstrikes after ending a temporary ceasefire with Hamas last month. Since the beginning of March, it has imposed a full blockade on Gaza’s 2 million residents, halting all imports, including food and medicine. Aid agencies and local officials warn that hunger and lack of medical supplies are pushing Gaza’s most vulnerable, including children and pregnant women, into a deepening crisis.
The conflict, now in its seventh month, erupted after Hamas-led militants stormed southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and abducting 251. Israel says 59 hostages remain in Gaza, with 24 believed to be alive.
Israel’s military response has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Entire neighborhoods have been leveled, and the majority of the population is now homeless.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue military operations until all hostages are returned and Hamas is defeated or disarmed. He also supports a controversial plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to resettle a large portion of Gaza’s population abroad, a proposal Palestinians and human rights experts have condemned as forced displacement in violation of international law.
Hamas has stated it will only release remaining hostages in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners, a permanent ceasefire, and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza — conditions set out in the ceasefire agreement that Israel abandoned.
The mounting death toll and humanitarian crisis have triggered growing international concern, with calls for renewed diplomatic efforts to halt the violence and address the deepening humanitarian emergency.
