KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 19 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, despite US President Donald Trump announcing a plan he described as a “monumental step” towards peace and security in the enclave.
The deaths on Sunday included three members of a family killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment in Al-Sousi Tower in western Gaza City, according to medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital, Al Jazeera reported.
The victims were Abdullah Abu Taif, 33, his pregnant wife, Abeer Anan, 29, and their five-year-old son, Azzam.
Three members of another family were killed when an apartment in al-Qarara, northwest of Khan Younis, was hit. Three others were wounded, medical sources at Nasser Hospital said.
Two people were also killed in an attack on a home near Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, while two brothers were killed in the same area as they rode a motorcycle.
In northern Gaza, a Palestinian was killed after being directly targeted in Jabalia refugee camp.
Another Palestinian was killed and five others wounded when an Israeli strike hit a tent in al-Mawasi, Khan Younis.
Two Palestinians were killed in a drone strike on a tent housing displaced people in the Remal neighbourhood west of Gaza City, while four others were killed in a separate strike on a vehicle in the city.
Palestinian health officials said the attacks since dawn caused the highest daily death toll in Gaza in weeks.
On Saturday, an Israeli strike hit medicine warehouses attached to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah.
Gaza Health Ministry Director-General Munir al-Bursh said the destruction of medical supplies was turning “medicine and illness itself into a tool of war.” The ministry said two facilities were destroyed and two others severely damaged.
Al Jazeera reported that the strike came about 15 minutes after an evacuation order, damaging tents where displaced Palestinians were sheltering and triggering further displacement.
Israeli warplanes have struck multiple targets across Gaza over the past 48 hours, often flying at low altitude and, according to Al Jazeera correspondents, without prior warnings to residents.
Israel says residential buildings and civilian gatherings can be legitimate targets when they include members of Hamas or other armed groups.
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