CAIRO – Israeli airstrikes on Sunday resulted in the deaths of at least 30 Palestinians, including the head of a police station in Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Strip. The strikes, which also targeted civilian infrastructure, continue to escalate the humanitarian crisis in the region.
Among the victims were six brothers who were killed when an Israeli missile struck their car in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza. Medical officials reported that two Israeli missiles also hit a major hospital in Gaza, the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital, severely damaging the facility’s emergency department and other parts of the building. Israel claimed the attack targeted Hamas militants allegedly using the hospital as a base.
Shortly before the strike, hospital staff received a phone call from someone claiming to be Israeli security, which led to the evacuation of patients. Despite the evacuation, the attack rendered the hospital inoperable, leaving many patients stranded in the streets without medical care.
Health ministry spokesperson Khalil Al-Deqran described the scene, saying, “Hundreds of patients and injured people had to be evacuated in the middle of the night, and many are now out in the streets without medical care, which puts their lives at risk.”
This escalation comes as Hamas leaders began a new round of peace talks in Cairo, supported by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States, in an effort to revive a stalled ceasefire agreement with Israel. The situation remains dire, with both sides struggling to find a pathway toward de-escalation.
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