Medical sources told Al Jazeera on Thursday that Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip led to the deaths of at least 63 Palestinians.
The government media office in Gaza gave a higher number, saying that 71 were killed, including the Strip’s police chief and his deputy, after Israeli military forces carried out 34 air strikes during the past 24 hours.
There were reports of Israeli attacks across the besieged Strip, including the Al-Mawasi humanitarian area and the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, which has been bombed repeatedly in recent days.
Palestinians were also killed and wounded in attacks on the Al-Rimal and Al-Shujaiya neighborhoods in Gaza City, and the town of Al-Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip.
Philippe Lazzarini, Director-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said that the deadly Israeli raid on the Al-Mawasi camp for displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip is another signal to end the war.
He said: “At the beginning of the year, we received reports of another attack on Al-Mawasi that killed dozens of people, which is another reminder that there is no humanitarian zone, let alone a safe zone (in Gaza).” “Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedies.”
In response to a question about the death toll announced on Thursday, an Israeli army spokesman said that the army followed international law in waging war on Gaza and was taking “possible precautions to mitigate harm to civilians.”
Among those killed on Thursday was photojournalist Hassan Al-Qishawi. At least 217 journalists and media professionals have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
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