Gaza children slaughtered amid violent strikes; death toll hits 50,695
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Amid relentless Israeli bombardment, Gaza’s death toll has surged again—46 lives lost in just hours, including children killed in airstrikes on homes and displacement camps.
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A Palestinian child who was injured in an Israeli airstrike is brought for treatment at the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP)
26 Palestinians were killed and 113 were injured in 24 hours, Gaza’s Ministry of Health reported, as Israeli attacks on the besieged enclave continue unabated.
In a statement released Sunday, the Ministry confirmed that several victims remain trapped under the rubble and in the streets, where emergency and civil defense crews are unable to reach them due to ongoing Israeli assualts.
The health authorities noted that since March 18, 2025, at least 1,335 people have been killed and 3,297 have been injured, highlighting a steep escalation in the humanitarian crisis.
The cumulative toll from the Israeli genocide, which began on October 7, 2023, has now reached 50,695 killed and 115,338 injured, according to the Ministry’s latest figures.
46 killed since morning
46 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in only a couple of hours since the early morning amid continued Israeli bombardment across the Strip. Warplanes persistently hover overhead, targeting civilian gatherings and homes, while invading units open fire in multiple areas, exacerbating the humanitarian catastrophe.
In southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, Israeli artillery shelled the Abu Amer area in eastern Aabasan al-Kabira, killing and injuring several people. Ambulance crews faced serious obstacles reaching the wounded due to relentless strikes.
An air raid on a home in the Khan Younis refugee camp claimed the life of a young girl and left others injured. Meanwhile, a father and daughter were killed in an attack on tents sheltering forcibly displaced families in al-Mawasi. Rescue teams also retrieved the body of a child previously buried under rubble in Bani Suheila.
Just in Gaza, US rockets used by Israeli occupation to send both SOULS and BODIES of children to heaven! pic.twitter.com/ih6BFgIjdU
— Motasem A Dalloul (@AbujomaaGaza) April 4, 2025
Simultanously, invading Israeli units demolished multiple homes in Qizan Raswan and bulldozed extensive farmland, destroying large swaths of agricultural land in the area.
In Rafah, the Israeli army flattened a residential block near Al-Fadila School and advanced toward a junction, demolishing nearby houses and uprooting agricultural terrain in southern Khan Younis.
Reports indicate that Israeli troops are creating a separation corridor between Rafah and Khan Younis. In its wake, large-scale destruction has forcibly displaced residents and obliterated vital farmland — a deliberate blow to Gaza’s food supply in the south.
Southern Khan Younis neighborhoods — including al-Mawasi, Qizan Raswan, al-Najjar, al-Manara, the European Hospital zone, and al-Fukhari — remain under immediate threat from ongoing air and artillery attacks.
Gaza municipality: Infrastructure in ruins, services on the brink
Meanwhile, municipal spokesperson Husni Muhanna warned of a total collapse in Gaza City’s basic services, citing extensive damage to infrastructure.
“There is a critical shortage of services due to the destruction of essential facilities,” he told Al Mayadeen. “Our teams can no longer meet even the most basic needs of the population.”
According to Muhanna, more than 75% of municipal buildings and equipment have been destroyed. Residents are returning to burnt or structurally unstable homes as the breakdown of sanitation and water systems worsens public health risks.
“We’re witnessing the return of famine and a deepening water crisis,” he added.
It is worth noting that Israeli occupation forces have destroyed 164 water wells and intentionally targeted pipelines, compounding the suffering of an already besieged population. Waste continues to pile up in the streets, creating a ticking environmental and health time bomb.
Education Ministry: Over 17,000 Children Killed in Gaza Since October
More than 17,000 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, making them among the most heavily targeted victims of Israeli military aggression, the Palestinian Education Ministry announced on Saturday, according to Anadolu Agency.
In a statement released on Palestinian Child’s Day, observed every April 5, the Ministry said, "Education in Palestine, particularly in Gaza, is under direct attack by the Israeli occupation, which continues to destroy schools and prevent children from accessing safe educational environments.”
It emphasized that students across Gaza, occupied al-Quds, and the so-called “Area C” regions of the occupied West Bank endure daily hardship due to the ongoing war.
“More than 17,000 children have been martyred in Gaza,” the statement said, adding that this devastating toll “reflects the depth of the tragedy children are enduring, with each number representing a life, memories, and experiences lost.”
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