At least 42 Palestinians killed as Israel ramps up bombing in central Gaza

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says conditions for reaching a ceasefire successful Gaza person improved.

At slightest 42 radical person been killed successful Israeli attacks crossed the Gaza Strip, aesculapian sources told Al Jazeera Arabic, arsenic Israeli forces stepped up their bombardment of cardinal areas and tanks pushed deeper into the enclave’s northbound and south.

Six radical were killed successful 2 aerial strikes connected a location and adjacent Kamal Adwan Hospital successful Beit Lahiya successful the bluish Gaza Strip portion 4 others were killed erstwhile an Israeli onslaught deed a motorcycle successful Khan Younis successful the south, the Reuters quality bureau reported connected Thursday, quoting medics.

Later, an Israeli aerial onslaught adjacent a structure campy lodging displaced families successful eastbound Khan Younis killed astatine slightest 5 radical and wounded others.

In Nuseirat exile camp, Israeli warplanes carried retired respective aerial attacks, destroying a multistorey gathering and hitting roads extracurricular mosques. At slightest 11 radical were killed successful the strikes, according to wellness officials astatine al-Awda Hospital successful the camp.

They said successful a connection that dozens of families were trapped successful their homes aft tanks precocious from the bluish country of the campy and ambulances were incapable to scope them due to the fact that of continued vessel fire.

As Israel escalated its bombardment of the besieged territory, the United Nations warned that much than 2 cardinal radical were trapped successful the Gaza Strip with small entree to nutrient and nary entree to harmless drinking water.

“Food is scarce, and famine is imminent. Most of Gaza’s h2o proviso is unsafe to drink. With obscurity to go, families are surviving successful abandoned homes oregon retired successful the open,” the UN said.

Reporting from cardinal Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum said families person gone days surviving disconnected conscionable drinking h2o and dates.

“Also, civilians person been reporting connected their household members being buried nether the debris of their houses aft being targeted by Israeli artillery and combatant jets without being capable to beryllium rescued,” helium said.

Israel’s war connected Gaza continued to rage a time aft Israel and the Lebanese equipped radical Hezbollah began a ceasefire, halting much than a twelvemonth of warring and raising hopes among galore Palestinians successful Gaza for a akin woody betwixt Israel and Hamas, which governs the enclave.

Months of efforts to negociate a ceasefire person yielded scant progress.

Announcing the Lebanon accord connected Tuesday, US President Joe Biden said helium would present renew his propulsion for a ceasefire successful Gaza arsenic helium urged Israel and Hamas to prehend the moment.

Late connected Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said conditions for reaching a woody to unafraid the merchandise of Israeli captives successful the Gaza Strip person considerably improved.

Asked astir a imaginable woody successful an interrogation with section Channel 14, Netanyahu said: “I deliberation the conditions person precise overmuch changed for the better.”

Israel’s battle connected Gaza has killed astatine slightest 44,330 Palestinians and wounded 104,933 since October 2023. Israel launched the warfare aft astatine slightest 1,139 radical were killed successful Hamas-led attacks connected Israel connected October 7, 2023, and astir 250 others were taken captive.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies