Israeli Air Strikes Kill 114 in Gaza as Ground Push Looms
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Israel’s latest wave of air strikes left at least 114 Palestinians dead and scores wounded across the Gaza Strip, with Khan Younis suffering its bloodiest night since the offensive resumed. Homes and makeshift tents sheltering displaced families collapsed under the bombardment, and Nasser Hospital staff said bodies overflowed into corridors while doctors treated burns and amputations on floors and benches.
Streets filled with funeral processions at dawn; among the dead were 36 children and an infant barely six weeks old. Medics reported strikes on a clinic in Jabalia camp, killing civilians who’d sought safety under its roof. Ten weeks of total blockade have gutted supplies, forcing surgeons to improvise and parents to dig graves before the dust settles. Leaflets dropped by drones urge northerners to flee south, yet nowhere feels secure.
The onslaught comes as President Trump tours the region and US envoy Marco Rubio voices “troubling” concerns over Gaza’s humanitarian agony while still pressing Hamas to free hostages. Israel insists military pressure will run in parallel with ceasefire talks; Hamas accuses Prime Minister Netanyahu of torpedoing mediation. With starvation warnings mounting and evacuation maps widening, civilians remain trapped between diplomacy and detonations.
