155 bodies brought to Gaza hospitals in 24 hours despite ceasefire announcement

Bodies of at least 155 Palestinians were brought to hospitals across Gaza, 135 of them retrieved from the rubble during the past 24 hours.

The sources said that 19 Palestinians were killed in ongoing Israeli airstrikes across the Strip, despite the announced ceasefire agreement, while one person succumbed to wounds sustained in a previous attack.

According to the same sources, 16 people were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a house belonging to the Ghabboun family in southern Gaza City. Two Palestinians were also killed in an airstrike south of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

Hospitals across the Strip received large numbers of victims: 43 bodies were taken to Al-Shifa Hospital, 60 to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, four to Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat, 16 to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, and 32 to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

Late Thursday night, the Israeli government officially approved a ceasefire agreement proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, signaling the start of the first phase of a broader peace plan.

The deal includes ending all hostilities, withdrawing Israeli forces from Gaza, facilitating humanitarian aid, and achieving a prisoner exchange. However, ongoing attacks raise doubts about Israel’s commitment to the ceasefire.

Since October 2023, over 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, with around 170,000 wounded, mostly children and women, as a result of Israel’s two-year-long war on the Strip.
Massive destruction, including the targeting of homes and infrastructure, has also led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.