Israeli Airstrike Kills 15 at Gaza Aid Clinic

An Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killed at least 15 people, including between seven and eight children and several women, as they waited outside a Project HOPE health clinic for nutritional supplements before it had opened. Medical staff and aid organizations note the clinic was a deconflicted site known to the Israeli military, with many victims seeking care for malnutrition and other illnesses. Graphic footage and eyewitness accounts showed families mourning and victims being transported to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. The Israeli military said the strike targeted a Hamas militant involved in the October 7, 2023 attack, expressed regret for civilian casualties, and said the incident is under review. The strike occurred amid ongoing indirect ceasefire and hostage talks in Doha, which have not achieved a breakthrough, while humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to worsen. On the same day, additional Israeli strikes reportedly killed 26 more people, with Gaza health authorities saying the war’s death toll has surpassed 57,000.