The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out more than 93 air and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours, targeting densely populated areas and displaced persons throughout the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 70 civilians, including a large number of women and children, in a new escalation described by the office as ‘a clear crime in the context of the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people.’

Gaza: Israeli aggression increasing

The statement, a copy of which was obtained by the Canary, said that Gaza City was the most affected, with 47 martyrs recorded, while the strikes directly targeted homes and residential neighbourhoods, causing massacres and widespread destruction of property and infrastructure.

The office noted that this escalation comes at a time of intensified political and diplomatic efforts to stop the war, with US President Donald Trump having earlier called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately halt the war on Gaza, after receiving Hamas’ response to the ceasefire plan, which included the movement’s willingness to hand over all prisoners at once.

In the same context, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced arrangements for a meeting between Palestinian and Israeli delegations, under US-Egyptian-Qatari auspices, with the aim of negotiating the mechanisms for implementing the terms of the plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

The government media office affirmed that the Israeli occupation bears full responsibility for the continued escalation and civilian casualties, calling on the US administration and the international community to take urgent and serious action to stop the aggression, protect civilians, and provide a safe environment that guarantees a comprehensive ceasefire.

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By Alaa Shamali

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