Deadly Israeli Strikes Rock Gaza City, Killing Over 40 Palestinians

2025-05-08 04:11:33

(MENAFN) Palestinian medical sources reported that at least 40 Palestinians lost their lives, and many others sustained injuries in Israeli attacks that struck Gaza City on Wednesday.

Eyewitness accounts shared with a news agency detailed at least one missile fired by an Israeli drone at a restaurant and a market situated in the al-Rimal neighborhood, in the central part of Gaza City. Medical sources informed the news agency that this airstrike resulted in the deaths of at least 25 individuals, with dozens more wounded, many critically. These sources also indicated that the injured and the deceased were transported to a hospital, and they anticipate the death toll to increase.

Separately, Gaza's civil defense authority stated that at least 15 Palestinians were killed and an additional 10 were injured in two Israeli airstrikes that hit a school providing shelter to displaced people east of Gaza City. Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for the civil defense, reported that the Israeli military targeted Al-Karama School, which was housing numerous displaced families in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, in two distinct attacks. Basal noted that the casualties included women and children, all of whom were taken to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City.

The Hamas-run government media office in Gaza announced that journalist Nour al-Din Abdo was among those killed in the attacks. This brings the total number of journalists killed since October 7, 2023, to 213. In a statement, the media office strongly condemned the Israeli army's killing of Palestinian journalists and urged the international community to "condemn the occupation's crimes ... and bring the occupation's criminals to justice."

As of the time of reporting, there has been no immediate response from the Israeli army regarding these airstrikes.

On March 18, Israel recommenced its military operations within the enclave. Gaza-based health authorities reported on Wednesday that at least 2,545 Palestinians have been killed and 6,856 others have been injured since Israel renewed its intensive strikes. This brings the overall death toll since October 2023 to 52,653, and the total number of injuries to 118,897.

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