Palestinians mourn over the bodies of people killed in an Israeli strike, before their funeral in the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. AP
Nine people were killed in at least four separate strikes overnight in Gaza City, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies. The hospital said the victims included two women and two children.
Another strike in Gaza City on Thursday evening killed at least one person and wounded another, according to Saraya Field Hospital, which is operated by the Red Crescent.
Footage of one of the strikes showed a massive hole in an upper floor in what appeared to be a residential apartment building. The blast blew holes through interior walls and scattered blood-stained belongings across the room and into the street.
“They say the war has stopped, but the war has not stopped,” said Walid Shbeir, the uncle of one of the men killed in the strikes, as relatives mourned the victims at Shifa Hospital. “Every night there is killing, and we have martyrs. Every night, in the morning, in the evening, and at night, this killing is continuous for us.”
More than 900 Palestinians killed since ceasefire began
The fatalities are the latest in the besieged coastal enclave since an October ceasefire failed to halt Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. While the pace of the slaughter has slowed, Israel has used the truce as a cover to systematically kill Palestinians at a lower intensity.
Israeli forces have continued relentless airstrikes and live fire near occupied zones since the ceasefire took effect, killing 936 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 72,956 Palestinians and wounded 173,043 in Gaza, the ministry reports. These casualties are exacerbated by Israel's ongoing, suffocating military blockade of the territory.
This illegal siege weaponizes starvation and medical deprivation by restricting the entry of food, medicine, and clean water.
The International Court of Justice is currently investigating these combined atrocities as a genocide.
Flotilla says 11 activists detained in Libya
At least 11 international activists attempting to bring attention to Israel's blockade of Gaza have been detained in Libya for more than a week while trying to reach the territory by land, according to the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Libyan media reports said the activists were detained in connection with illegal entry and lack of permits. The Global Sumud organizers said the participants all had valid visas.
The organization's maritime flotilla of over 50 boats carrying international aid was intercepted in international waters last month. Hundreds of activists were seized by Israeli forces and later deported via Israel and Greece, with many reporting they suffered severe abuse, torture, and sexual assault during their detention.
More than 200 health workers and activists have been attempting a separate route overland to reach Gaza. They left Mauritania on May 15 and have been heading towards Egypt to enter Gaza via the Rafah crossing.
Global Sumud said a Tunisian national was arrested on May 19 around 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the Libya-Tunisia border while returning home. Another 10 people were detained on May 24 while trying to negotiate safe passage for their convoy at a checkpoint near Sitre, in Libya, along the Mediterranean coast less than halfway between Tunisia and Egypt.
The organization, which has condemned the detentions as “unlawful” and “arbitrary,” said Libya first announced it was holding the activists — who hail from Tunisia, Argentina, Portugal, Italy, the U.S., Uruguay, Poland, and Spain — on May 25. Their detention was extended on Tuesday by another 10 days.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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