
Israeli forces killed at least 88 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn, with strikes targeting civilians, including those seeking aid.
Medical sources report 40 deaths among people searching for food, highlighting the dire starvation crisis.
In Gaza City, drones struck civilians at the Sudanese intersection, killing five and injuring others.
An airstrike on a tent in Nuseirat refugee camp claimed three lives, further escalating the death toll.
The genocide, ongoing since October 2023, has killed at least 59,921 people and wounded 145,233, with thousands more buried under rubble.
UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini described Gaza’s population as “neither dead nor alive – walking corpses” amid a worsening starvation crisis.
Israeli attacks have compounded the humanitarian disaster, with Gaza’s Civil Defence conducting 44 rescue operations in 24 hours.
In Khan Younis, a strike on the al-Zarab family home killed a pregnant woman, though medics saved her foetus via emergency Caesarean.
The al-Mawasi area, a supposed “humanitarian zone,” faces repeated attacks, undermining Israel’s claims of safe zones for displaced families.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the “obliteration of Gaza,” stating that nothing justifies the ongoing devastation.
He warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict defies international law and called for an urgent ceasefire and scaled-up aid.
In the West Bank, Israel’s declared aim to annex territory and dismantle UNRWA threatens further human costs.
The international community faces mounting pressure to act, as Gaza’s death toll and suffering spiral unchecked.