Mass killings in Gaza: 'Israel' hits camps, schools, and homes

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen
5 Jul 2025 15:59
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In 24 hours, 70 fatalities and 322 injuries were recorded in hospitals throughout Gaza.

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Smoke rises from Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 3, 2025 (AP)

The Ministry of Health in Gaza has confirmed that the number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing war has reached 57,338, with an additional 135,957 injured since October 7, 2023.

In its latest report released Saturday, the Ministry noted that since "Israel" resumed its large-scale military aggression on March 18, at least 6,780 people have been killed and 23,916 injured.

In 24 hours only, 70 fatalities and 322 injuries were recorded in hospitals throughout Gaza. The Ministry also reported that 62 people were killed and more than 300 were wounded in attacks on aid convoys during the same timeframe.

According to the Ministry, these recent figures bring the total number of casualties linked to humanitarian aid efforts, referred to as "victims of livelihood", to 743 dead and over 4,891 wounded.

Rescue teams continue to face severe obstacles in reaching victims trapped under rubble or lying in the streets, as constant shelling and widespread destruction have made many areas inaccessible.

Israeli genocide ongoing

The Israeli occupation intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 42 Palestinians and wounding dozens more in a wave of aerial and artillery strikes across multiple areas since dawn, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent.

The most harrowing massacres occurred in Khan Younis, where nine Palestinians were massacred and others were injured after Israeli forces bombed tents sheltering forcibly displaced civilians. The strike is part of a broader escalation targeting densely populated and humanitarian sites throughout the enclave.

Israeli warplanes also targeted Al-Shafei School in the Asqoula area of al-Zaytun, southeast of Gaza City. At least five people were killed, and others were wounded in the attack.

In northern Rafah, eight Palestinians were killed and more than 40 others were injured near a US-run aid center, marking yet another deadly incident at or near humanitarian aid sites.

The eastern part of the al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, was subjected to combined artillery and aerial bombardment early Saturday, while other strikes hit residential areas in Jabalia al-Balad in northern Gaza, central Khan Younis, and the al-Zaytun neighborhood.

In a related development, at least four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential home in the al-Zaytun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent.

Infrastructure, civilian sites targeted

Among the sites struck was a house near Salah al-Din Mosque in al-Zaytun, where people were reported killed and wounded, with others still trapped beneath the rubble. An Israeli drone strike in Jabalia al-Balad also killed four people, according to local sources.

In central Gaza’s al-Rimal neighborhood, an Israeli strike hit a water station, resulting in civilian casualties. Al Mayadeen reported additional deaths and injuries after warplanes bombed a water distribution point near the Legislative Council in the same area.

The Saturday morning strikes are the latest in what Gaza health officials and rights organizations describe as an ongoing campaign of indiscriminate aggression and systematic targeting of civilian infrastructure, in violation of international law.

Humanitarian agencies have repeatedly warned that the occupation’s air campaign has devastated health facilities, schools, and aid distribution centers.

Over 714,000 newly displaced in Gaza since ceasefire collapse, warns UNRWA

More than 714,000 Palestinians have been newly displaced across the Gaza Strip since the breakdown of the ceasefire on March 18, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) reported on Friday, underscoring the deepening humanitarian catastrophe gripping the enclave.

In its latest statement, UNRWA painted a grim picture of the worsening conditions inside Gaza, warning that the population is being squeezed into increasingly limited and unsafe spaces. Citing data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the agency said that 85% of Gaza is now classified as militarized, under evacuation orders, or affected by both.

“People are confined to ever-shrinking spaces,” UNRWA stated. “Over 714,000 people have been displaced yet again since the breakdown of the ceasefire.”

UNRWA raised urgent alarms over an ongoing fuel blockade, warning that Gaza’s core humanitarian systems, already strained, are now on the verge of collapse.

“Lifesaving services including health, water and sanitation, telecommunications, and protection services are at imminent risk of shutting down,” the agency said.

According to UNRWA, no fuel has been allowed into Gaza since March 2, 2025, a full four months under a complete fuel embargo. The shortage has paralyzed aid convoys, hospitals, and water distribution systems, further compounding the crisis for a population already under Israeli siege.

Medical supplies dwindling, aid still blocked

UNRWA also confirmed that more than half of its essential medical supplies are now depleted and that its teams are working with “severely limited resources.”

Despite repeated appeals, the agency said it has been denied entry to deliver any humanitarian aid, including medicine and other critical supplies, for more than four months.

“UNRWA was not allowed to bring any humanitarian aid, including medicines and medical supplies, for over four months now,” the statement reiterated.

The report comes amid continued Israeli bombardment across the Strip and growing international criticism over the blockade and its impact on Palestinians.