ISLAMABAD: Israeli forces conducted airstrikes on Hamas militants in Gazaon Saturday, marking the latest challenge to the ceasefire initiated onOctober 10. According to the Associated Press, Gaza health officialsreported at least 24 deaths and 54 injuries, including children, from theattacks. These strikes occurred amid accelerating global diplomaticinitiatives to address the escalating crisis in the region.
The United Nations Security Council approved a US-proposed plan on Monday,establishing an international stabilization force for Gaza and an interimauthority overseen by President Donald Trump. The framework also envisionsthe potential creation of an independent Palestinian state in the future.This development reflects growing international resolve to mitigateviolence and foster long-term stability.
In the immediate aftermath, doubts over the ceasefire’s viability haveintensified, with five Palestinians killed in prior Israeli operations.Separately, Israel reported neutralizing 13 Hamas fighters in an airstrikein Lebanon. The UN General Assembly has reaffirmed robust support forPalestinian rights, a stance welcomed by the Arab Parliament, underscoringbroader regional solidarity.
Eyewitness accounts from Gaza highlight the strikes’ devastating impact.Shifa Hospital’s managing director, Rami Mehanna, described a vehicletargeted in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood, resulting in 11 fatalities andover 20 injuries. Hospital director Mohammad Abu Salmiya noted that mostwounded were children. Associated Press footage captured a charred vehiclewith its roof completely destroyed.
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Further assaults struck near Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza, killingthree and injuring 11. In Nuseirat camp, a house strike claimed sevenlives, including a child, and wounded 16 others. An attack in Deir al-Balahon a residence resulted in three deaths, one a woman. These incidents,following 33 Palestinian casualties—mostly women and children—in a 12-hourperiod between Wednesday and Thursday, underscore Israel’s pattern ofretaliatory aerial campaigns after attacks on its troops.