A Palestinian man carries the physique of Sham Abu Hadaiyd, who was killed in an Israeli strike on a tent in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hospitals in Gaza stated Israeli strikes killed no less than 23 Palestinians Saturday, one of many highest tolls because the October ceasefire aimed toward stopping the combating.
A day after Israel accused Hamas of latest ceasefire violations, strikes hit areas all through Gaza, together with deadly ones on an condo constructing in Gaza Metropolis and a tent camp in Khan Younis, officers at hospitals that obtained the our bodies stated. The casualties included two ladies and 6 youngsters from two totally different households. An airstrike additionally hit a police station in Gaza Metropolis, killing no less than 11 and wounding others, Shifa Hospital director Mohamed Abu Selmiya stated.
The sequence of strikes additionally got here a day earlier than the Rafah crossing alongside the border with Egypt is ready to open in Gaza’s southernmost metropolis. All the territory’s border crossings have been closed all through virtually the whole struggle. Palestinians see Rafah as a lifeline for the tens of 1000’s in want of therapy exterior the territory, the place the vast majority of medical infrastructure has been destroyed.
The crossing’s opening, restricted at first, marks the primary main step within the second part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Reopening borders is among the many difficult points on the agenda for the part now underway, which additionally embody demilitarizing the strip after practically twenty years of Hamas rule and putting in a brand new authorities to supervise reconstruction.
Nonetheless, Saturday’s strikes are a reminder that the loss of life toll in Gaza remains to be rising even because the ceasefire settlement inches ahead.
Nasser Hospital stated the strike on the tent camp triggered a fireplace to interrupt out, killing seven, together with a father, his three youngsters and three grandchildren. In the meantime, Shifa Hospital stated the Gaza Metropolis condo constructing strike killed three youngsters, their aunt and grandmother on Saturday morning, whereas the strike on the police station killed no less than 11 — officers, together with 4 policewomen, and inmates held on the station. The Hamas-run Inside Ministry stated Palestinian civilians had been additionally killed within the strike.
Palestinians survey the injury to an condo constructing after an Israeli army strike killed a number of individuals in Gaza Metropolis Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.
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Hamas referred to as Saturday’s strikes “a renewed flagrant violation” and urged the US and different mediating international locations to push Israel to cease strikes.
A army official, talking Saturday on the situation of anonymity according to protocol, couldn’t touch upon the particular targets, however stated Israel carried out in a single day and Saturday strikes in response to what the military stated had been ceasefire violations the day earlier than.
Israel’s army, which has hit targets on each side of the ceasefire’s yellow line, has stated strikes since October have been in response to violations of the settlement. In a press release Friday, the army stated they killed three militants exiting a tunnel in an Israeli-controlled zone in Rafah.
Gaza’s Well being Ministry has recorded 509 Palestinians killed by Israeli fireplace because the begin of the ceasefire on Oct. 10. The ministry, which is a part of the Hamas-led authorities, maintains detailed casualty data which can be seen as usually dependable by U.N. companies and unbiased specialists.
