Israel's Gaza Strikes Result in Dozens of Fatalities

 "At least 20 Palestinians, including women and children, lost their lives as an Israeli strike hit a residential building near the Kuwait Specialty Hospital in Rafah. The besieged Gaza Strip suffered numerous attacks throughout the day, resulting in dozens of fatalities.

Al Jazeera correspondent Tareq Abu Azzoum reported that the airstrike completely demolished the residential building, which housed displaced people. The devastating aftermath was observed following the Israeli strike on Thursday near the Kuwaiti hospital."

“Until now, rescue operations by the ambulances and civil defense teams continue to pull the people from under the rubble.” Palestinian authorities said on Thursday that at least 50 people had been killed as Israel bombards every corner of Gaza, where more than 21,320 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 90 percent of the population displaced. Israel has stepped up attacks across the length and breadth of Gaza, targeting Beit Lahiya, Khan Younis, Rafah and Maghazi on Thursday despite global outrage and calls for a ceasefire amid the mounting death toll. Palestinians in the besieged enclave said they have nowhere safe to flee. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for Gaza’s Ministry of Health, said on Thursday that more than 200 people had been killed in 24 hours with entire families wiped out. More than 55,000 Palestinians have been wounded since Israel launched a military offensive in the wake of Hamas attacks on October 7 in southern Israel, which killed nearly 1,200 people – the country’s deadliest attack since its founding in 1948.Israel’s assault on Gaza has become one of the most destructive in modern history, enacting an enormous humanitarian toll and drawing accusations of a campaign of collective punishment against Palestinian civilians.