Israeli strikes on Gaza, kills at least 27 Palestinians

Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Monday killed at least 27 Palestinians according to local health officialsIsrael has carried out daily strikes on Gaza since ending its ceasefire with Hamas last month It has cut off the territorys two million Palestinians from all imports including food and medicine since the beginning of March in what it says is an attempt to pressure the militant group to release hostagesThe daily bombardment and widespread hunger is taking a heavy toll on Gazas most vulnerable residents including pregnant women and childrenAn airstrike hit a home in Beit Lahiya killing 10 people including a Palestinian prisoner AbdelFattah Abu Mahadi who had been released as part of the ceasefire His wife two of their children and a grandchild were also killed according to the Indonesian Hospital which received the bodiesAnother strike hit a home in Gaza City killing seven people including two women according to the Gaza Health Ministrys emergency service Two other people were woundedLate Sunday a strike hit a home in the southern city of Khan Younis killing at least 10 people including five siblings as young as fouryearsold according to the Health Ministry Two other children were killed along with their parents according to Nasser Hospital which received the bodiesThere was no immediate comment from the Israeli military Israel says it makes every effort to avoid harming civilians and blames Hamas for their deaths because the militants operate in densely populated areasThe war began when Hamasled militants attacked southern Israel on October 7 2023 killing some 1200 people mostly civilians and abducting 251 Hamas is still holding 59 hostages 24 of whom are believed to be alive after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other dealsIsraels retaliatory offensive has killed over 52000 Palestinians mostly women and children according to the Health Ministry which does not say how many of the dead were fighters or civilians Israels bombardment and ground operations have destroyed vast areas of Gaza and left most of its population homelessIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the offensive until all the hostages are returned and Hamas is either destroyed or agrees to disarm and leave the territory He says Israel will then implement US President Donald Trumps proposal to resettle much of Gazas population in other countries through what the Israeli leader refers to as voluntary emigrationPalestinians say the plan would amount to forcible expulsion from their homeland after Israels offensive left much of Gaza uninhabitable Human rights experts say it would likely violate international lawHamas has said it will only release the remaining hostages in return for more Palestinian prisoners a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza as called for in the ceasefire that Israel endedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params