Israeli strikes killed not less than 91 Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip in a single day and into Thursday, in response to the Hamas-run well being ministry.
5 UN employees members have additionally been killed, in response to the pinnacle of the UNRWA.
It comes as Israeli assaults in Gaza have resumed this week – bringing an finish to the ceasefire that had paused preventing within the 17-month conflict.
Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, the United Nations Palestinian reduction company, mentioned on Thursday: “In the past few days, another five UNRWA staff have been confirmed killed, bringing the death toll to 284.
“They had been academics, medical doctors and nurses: serving essentially the most susceptible.”
He added he feared “the worst is but to return”.
“Below our day by day watch, folks in Gaza are many times going by means of their worst nightmare,” he said in a statement.
“An infinite unleashing of essentially the most inhumane ordeals.”
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Her feedback got here regardless of Hamas having launched all of the hostages that had been agreed underneath part one of many ceasefire – with part two having not begun but.
Nevertheless, Ms Hotovely mentioned Israel had agreed to increase part one of many ceasefire on one situation – that Hamas retains releasing hostages.
“Do you expect Israel to sit and do nothing when 59 people from our people are dying there in the tunnels?
“Do you count on Israel to do nothing?”
Ms Hotovely added that Hamas can cease the conflict instantly by releasing all the 59 remaining hostages.
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‘Hamas broke ceasefire, not Israel’
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Palestinians mourn family members killed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis. Pic: Reuters
Her feedback got here after the Israeli army mentioned on Thursday night that it had begun a floor operation in Shaboura in Rafah “over the past few hours”.
It added that Israeli troops had “dismantled a number of terrorist infrastructure” in the course of the operation in southern Gaza.
The Israeli army additionally mentioned floor operations had been persevering with in northern and central Gaza – including that troops had destroyed a hospital which Israel claims Hamas used as a command centre.
Talking in Parliament earlier, Overseas Secretary David Lammy mentioned the UK authorities opposed the resumption of Israel’s hostilities and added {that a} British nationwide was among the many wounded when a UN compound was struck on Wednesday.
Israel has beforehand mentioned it solely targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas as a result of it operates in densely populated areas.
It denied earlier stories it had focused a UN compound.
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Briton wounded in Israeli strike
Israel resumes strikes
On Tuesday, Israel resumed heavy airstrikes on the enclave killing greater than 400 folks, bringing to a halt the ceasefire that had paused preventing within the 17-month conflict.
A day later, the Israeli Protection Forces (IDF) relaunched floor operations, seizing a part of a key hall that divides the north and south of Gaza – the Netzarim hall.
In the meantime, Hamas fired three rockets at Israel with out inflicting casualties.
It was the primary such assault because the resumption of the IDF’s strikes.
Hospitals throughout Gaza mentioned the strikes hit homes in Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza and the northern city of Beit Lahiya.
The Israeli army mentioned it was wanting into the stories.
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Palestinians examine the positioning of an Israeli strike on a home, in Khan Younis within the southern Gaza Strip. Pic: Reuters
The European Hospital in Rafah mentioned 26 folks, largely ladies and kids, had been killed in strikes on two household properties in a single day.
A father and his seven youngsters had been killed in one of many assaults, it added.
The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis acquired the our bodies of seven folks killed in a single day in an assault on a house, it mentioned.
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A toddler seems to be on as Palestinians examine the positioning of an Israeli strike on a home, in Khan Younis. Pic: Reuters
In the meantime, Hamas mentioned talks with mediators had been ongoing.
Fragile ceasefire
Hamas and Israel disagreed over tips on how to proceed with the ceasefire after part one got here to an finish.
The militant group needed to maneuver onto part two to barter Israel’s everlasting withdrawal from Gaza, the discharge of hostages in change for extra prisoners and an eventual finish to the conflict.
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A person sits amid rubble in Khan Younis. Pic: Reuters/Hatem Khaled
Israel needed to briefly prolong part one and for extra hostages to be launched.
It minimize off all provides to Gaza to attempt to strain the group into doing so earlier than restarting its army marketing campaign.
The conflict began after Hamas militants attacked Israeli communities in October 2023, killing 1,200 folks and taking greater than 250 hostages.
Greater than 49,000 Palestinians have been killed within the ensuing battle, in response to Gaza’s well being authorities,
