Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill Dozens, Death Toll Rises

Israeli airstrikes across Gaza have killed at least 79 people within a 24-hour period, according to Gaza’s health ministry, including nine of a pediatrician’s ten children in Khan Younis; both parents, doctors at Nasser Hospital, survived but were critically injured. In Jabalia, journalist Hassan Majdi Abu Warda and several relatives were killed, raising the number of journalists killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, to 220. Another strike in Nuseirat killed a senior civil emergency official and his wife. The Israeli military stated it targeted suspects operating from structures near its troops, described areas like Khan Younis as 'dangerous warzones', and said claims of civilian casualties are under review. The total reported death toll in Gaza since October 2023 now exceeds 53,900. These attacks have drawn international criticism amid ongoing hostilities and widespread devastation.