On Sunday, Israeli military attacks reportedly killed 30 Palestinians in different parts of the Gaza Strip. The dead included a local journalist, Hassan Majdi Abu Warda, and Ashraf Abu Nar, a senior emergency services official, along with his wife. Medics confirmed that the strikes hit homes in Khan Younis, Jabalia, and Nuseirat. The journalist’s death has now brought the total number of Palestinian journalists killed since October 2023 to 220, according to the Gaza media office.
Journalist and Emergency Chief Among the Dead
Abu Warda was killed when an airstrike hit his family house in Jabalia. He had been reporting the war’s toll on civilians since the beginning of the Israeli-Hamas conflict. Meanwhile, in Nuseirat, another strike targeted the home of Ashraf Abu Nar, killing him and his wife. These are not isolated cases but part of what residents call a daily horror. Two workers of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Ibrahim Eid and Ahmad Abu Hilal, were also confirmed dead in Khan Younis following a strike on Saturday.
According to a statement by the ICRC, “Their killing points to the intolerable civilian death toll in Gaza.” The ICRC renewed its call for a ceasefire and urged respect for civilians, especially medical, humanitarian, and rescue workers.
Israel Claims Hamas Has Lost Major Ground
Despite the rising death toll, the Israeli military continues its operations. On Sunday, Israel’s Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, visited troops in Khan Younis, saying Hamas had lost most of its “command and control” assets. “This is not an endless war,” Zamir reportedly told soldiers. “We will deploy every tool at our disposal to bring the hostages home, dismantle Hamas and dismantle its rule.”
However, his remarks came just hours after strikes wiped out families and professionals trying to help. The Gaza media office stated that Israeli forces now control about 77% of the entire Gaza Strip, either through ground presence or bombardments that have driven out residents.
Resistance and Retaliation Continue
Armed factions such as Hamas and the Islamic Jihad responded on Sunday, claiming to have carried out several ambushes and bombings against Israeli troops across different locations in Gaza. On Friday, the Israeli military said it had hit 75 more targets overnight, including sites used to store weapons and launch rockets.
The current phase of this war began after Hamas launched a cross-border attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli records. Since then, more than 53,900 Palestinians have died, according to Gaza health authorities. Aid agencies now warn of growing malnutrition and a humanitarian crisis that shows no signs of slowing down.
Israeli Strikes Kill 30 in Gaza, Including Journalist and Emergency Chief
The situation in Gaza continues to raise global alarm, with every new strike claiming lives and deepening suffering. The deaths of Abu Warda, Abu Nar, and countless others paint a grim picture of a war that has gone beyond military targets. As Gaza remains largely under Israeli control, the call for a ceasefire is louder than ever. And yet, the bombs keep falling.
