On April 18, 2025, Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip caused at least 45 Palestinian deaths, according to local health officials. Attacks targeted multiple areas – Khan Younis in the south and Jabaliya in the north – amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hamas.
At least six individuals were killed when Israeli air strikes struck a barbershop in Khan Younis; missile strikes hit tents sheltering displaced persons in al-Mawasi area, leading to at least 16 deaths, many being women and children. Similar strikes on displacement camps led to further casualties in northern Gaza.
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Israeli forces claimed their strikes were targeted at Hamas targets, noting their continued operations within civilian areas. Nonetheless, a high number of civilian casualties has caused international concern.
Conflict since Hamas’ attack on Israel in October 2023 has resulted in over 51,000 Palestinian deaths according to Gaza’s health ministry. A surge in violence followed Israel’s request for Hamas disarmament and exclusion from future governance of Gaza, leading to ceasefire negotiations breaking down and collapsed negotiations being broken due to Hamas demand of disarmment as part of future governance of Gaza AP News
Hamas has rejected Israel’s latest ceasefire proposal as unrealistic and offered to release all remaining hostages in exchange for an extensive ceasefire and reconstruction of Gaza. France 24 and YouTube both report this story +1
Fatima Hassouna was killed along with 10 family members when her home was hit in Gaza City by an airstrike, making the total journalist deaths since 2023 over 170 (The Guardian; Time.com and Al Jazeera).
Humanitarian organizations have voiced grave concern at the worsening crisis in Gaza, where an ongoing blockade has severely limited access to food, water and medical supplies for more than six weeks. The UN has called for immediate steps to protect civilians while expediting delivery of aid.
As the conflict drags on, international efforts to broker a ceasefire have proven ineffective, leaving civilians of Gaza facing ongoing violence and hardship.