Intensified Gaza Strikes Amid Humanitarian Crisis

Israeli airstrikes have intensified across Gaza and the West Bank, killing dozens of Palestinians, including many women and children, and hitting a U.N. school sheltering displaced families. Gaza's Health Ministry reports over 40,000 Palestinians killed since the conflict began, with a significant proportion of the population displaced. Israeli officials claim their targets are Hamas militants, though these assertions remain unconfirmed. Notable incidents include a strike on a tent camp in a designated humanitarian zone, killing at least 40 people, and another on a U.N. school in Nuseirat refugee camp, killing 14. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Hamas no longer exists as an organized military force but continues guerrilla warfare, complicating ceasefire negotiations. The conflict, sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack, has led to vast destruction and a humanitarian crisis in the region.