ALBAWABA- The Israeli military continues its deadly offensive across Gaza and the occupied West Bank, killing at least 21 Palestinians since dawn Thursday, including aid seekers, women, and children, according to hospital sources and rights groups.
In Gaza, 20 people were killed in airstrikes, including nine in a direct bombing of a school sheltering displaced families in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood.
Medical sources told Anadolu Agency that at least 21 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since early morning, among them three civilians trying to access humanitarian aid.
The Government Media Office in Gaza accused the Israeli army of “deliberately targeting Palestinians with live ammunition” as they approached what it called “death trap” aid centers, jointly operated by American and Israeli agencies.
This comes just a day after dozens of hungry Gazans seeking food aid were gunned down in what is being described as part of a continuing genocide that has lasted over 20 months.
Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, armed Israeli settlers, under military protection, rampaged through the village of Kafr Malik near Ramallah last night.
They torched homes and vehicles, destroyed private property, and killed three Palestinians in what opposition leader Yair Golan described as a “violent Jewish massacre.”
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called for urgent international sanctions against Israeli settlers and accused the Netanyahu government of enabling and encouraging ethnic attacks.
The ruling Fatah party echoed this stance, stating that the crime in Kafr Malik was premeditated and fully sanctioned by Israel’s far-right leadership.
As public pressure mounts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a closed-door security meeting Thursday to assess the next phase of fighting in Gaza and the prospects for a prisoner exchange deal.
However, Israeli officials admitted on Channel 12 that recent military actions have yielded few strategic gains. One minister said, “What we did in Gaza may have had theoretical potential, but in practice, it did not achieve results.”
Another Israeli official dismissed hopes that the strike on Iran would pressure Hamas into a deal, saying, “Anyone who thinks Hamas will rush to an agreement after that does not understand its nature.”
