The resumption of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Friday after a weeklong truce has resulted in the deaths of at least 193 Palestinians and the injury of 652 others, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. The death toll in the Gaza Strip now stands at 15,207, with 6,150 of the casualties being children. The ministry also reported that 247 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. However, due to breakdowns in communication networks, the ministry has struggled to regularly update its tolls since mid-November.
Israeli airstrikes have targeted various areas in the Gaza Strip, with a particular focus on Khan Younis, where thousands of residents have sought refuge. Among those killed are three journalists, bringing the total number of Palestinian journalists killed since October 7 to 67. The United States has reportedly sent Israel 15,000 bombs and 57,000 artillery shells since October 7, including one-ton “bunker buster bombs,” according to The Wall Street Journal.
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The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor is calling for an international investigation into the deaths of five Palestinian babies found dead in a hospital that was forcibly evacuated by Israeli forces. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has stated that “all elements point to Israeli army responsibility” in a deadly attack on an evacuation convoy on November 18.
The Israeli army has been criticized for its strategy in Gaza, with a UN rapporteur stating that it has shifted “from indiscriminate killing of civilians to organized killing.” The Israeli army is reportedly using artificial intelligence to generate military targets, according to investigations by +972 Magazine and The Guardian.
Protests and demonstrations have been scheduled in Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel calling for the release of hostages. International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan is scheduled to meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed Israel for the breakdown of the truce, while Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Eli Cohen vows to “free Gaza from Hamas.”
The situation in Gaza has been described as beyond a crisis point, with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stating that the people of Gaza have nowhere safe to go and very little to survive on. Humanitarian groups have raised concerns about the insufficient amount of aid allowed into Gaza by Israel since October 7. Palestinian resistance groups have reported engaging in battles with Israeli ground forces and firing missiles towards the Gaza envelope and Tel Aviv.
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The fate of the captives held in Gaza has also stoked tensions in Israel, with some calling for the release of the hostages. Demonstrators outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home have called on him to resign.
