Israeli forces launch intense attacks across Gaza, killing dozens
The intense assaults left at least 50 Palestinians dead, as artillery, airstrikes, and drone attacks struck several areas in Gaza.
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Samy Abed, left, mourns his sister Massa Abed, 4, who was killed in an Israeli army airstrike on the Gaza Strip, at the morgue of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Israeli artillery shelled areas north of the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, while ground forces opened fire toward eastern neighborhoods of Gaza City, according to local reports. An Israeli Apache helicopter also reportedly fired on the eastern outskirts of the city.
Since dawn, at least 50 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting various locations across the Gaza Strip, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.
Among the acts of aggression, an Israeli drone strike targeted the Saftawi cafeteria on Salah al-Din Street near the entrance to Nuseirat camp, killing seven people and injuring others.
مشاهد صعبة.. اللحظات الأولى بعد قصف الاحتلال كافتيريا الصفطاوي شرق مخيم النصيرات وسط قطاع غزة pic.twitter.com/h758as9uJD
— وكالة سند للأنباء - Snd News Agency (@Snd_pal) April 27, 2025
In southern Gaza, five people were killed and several were wounded after an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Jorat al-Lot, south of Khan Yunis city.
The attacks mark a new escalation in the ongoing genocide, with residential areas and public spaces once again heavily affected by the indiscriminate Israeli attacks.
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The total Gaza death toll update now stands at 52,243 martyrs and 117,639 injuries since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on October 7, 2023. An additional 697 martyrs have been added to the official count following confirmation by the judicial committee overseeing notifications and missing persons cases.