At Least 60 Killed in Israeli Strikes Across Gaza

Israeli airstrikes pounded the Gaza Strip overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least 60 people across the besieged territory, according to Palestinian health officials.

The latest escalation follows a renewed Israeli offensive aimed at retrieving remaining hostages held by Hamas and dismantling the group’s infrastructure.

On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorised the entry of a limited number of aid trucks into Gaza for the first time in two and a half months, amid mounting international pressure to ease the blockade that has pushed the enclave’s population of over two million to the brink of famine.

However, United Nations agencies warned that the small volume of aid was grossly inadequate. While hundreds of trucks entered daily during a previous ceasefire, only a handful made it through on Monday, far short of the need for food, medicine, and other essential supplies.

Airstrikes on northern Gaza targeted a family home and a school sheltering displaced people, killing at least 22 people — more than half of them women and children — according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

In central Gaza, a strike on the city of Deir al-Balah claimed 13 lives, while another in the crowded Nuseirat refugee camp killed 15, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Meanwhile, two separate attacks in the southern city of Khan Younis left 10 dead, Nasser Hospital reported.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the latest strikes but has maintained that it targets only militants and holds Hamas responsible for civilian casualties, citing the group’s presence in densely populated areas.

The war, now in its eighth month, erupted after Hamas-led militants launched a surprise attack on southern Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting 251 others. Around 58 hostages are still believed to be in captivity, with roughly a third thought to be alive.

Israel’s retaliatory campaign has devastated Gaza, killing more than 53,000 Palestinians — mostly women and children — according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and fighters.

The conflict has forced about 90% of Gaza’s population from their homes, many of them displaced multiple times as fighting continues.