Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Israeli attacks kill 57 as Gaza blockade accelerates starvation

from al Jazeera

Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed at least 57 people since dawn, targeting civilians in crowded places, as its more than two-month blockade of the besieged and bombarded enclave has caused acute food shortages, accelerating the starvation of the Palestinian population.

A reconnaissance drone strike targeted an area near the Thai and Palmyra restaurants, al-Wehda Street, in Gaza City. Two missiles were fired at two locations at the same time, 100 metres apart, one inside a restaurant and another at the intersection, killing at least 17 people.

More relentless Israeli strikes were scattered across Gaza on Wednesday, with 13 people killed and several more injured, in a strike targeting al-Karama School in the Tuffah neighbourhood in Gaza City.

Also in the north, another three people were killed and several were wounded in a strike on a house in Jabalia.

Another eight people, including a father, his children and cousins, were killed in Khan Younis city in the south, including five in a strike on one home.

Another three people, including a child, died after a tent shelter was hit in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. A husband and wife were also killed when a house was hit in Bani Suheila village in the east of the Strip...

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