Israeli military airstrikes kill at least 50 in Gaza

Thomson Reuters

· Posted: May 14, 2025 6:47 AM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

Israeli subject strikes killed astatine slightest 50 Palestinians crossed the Gaza Strip connected Wednesday, section wellness authorities said, successful a important escalation of the bombardment arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump continued his sojourn to the Middle East.

Medics said astir of the dead, including women and children, resulted from a barrage of Israeli airstrikes that targeted respective houses successful the Jabalia country successful bluish Gaza.

The Israeli subject had nary contiguous remark and said it was trying to verify the reports.

Israeli property reports connected Wednesday cited information officials arsenic saying they believed Hamas subject person Mohammad Sinwar and different elder officials had been killed successful a onslaught connected Tuesday connected what the Israeli subject described arsenic a bid and power bunker nether the European Hospital successful the confederate metropolis of Khan Younis.

There was nary confirmation either from the Israeli subject oregon Hamas. On Wednesday, witnesses and medics said an Israeli airstrike deed a bulldozer that approached the country of the onslaught astatine the European Hospital, wounding respective people.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week promised Israeli forces would soon participate Gaza with "full force" to decorativeness disconnected Hamas. Thousands of Israeli reservists had been called up successful caller weeks.

Late connected Tuesday, Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed militant radical successful Gaza allied with Hamas, fired rockets toward Israel. Shortly earlier the Israeli strikes began successful response, the subject issued evacuation orders to residents successful the country of Jabalia and adjacent Beit Lahiya.

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The Israeli escalation came against Palestinian hopes that the Trump sojourn mightiness supply unit for a de-escalation of violence. Hamas connected Monday released Edan Alexander, the past known surviving American hostage, up of Trump's trip.

Speaking successful Riyadh connected Tuesday, Trump said much hostages would travel Alexander and added that the radical of Gaza deserved a amended future.

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Efforts to hold a ceasefire person faltered successful caller weeks, with Hamas and Israel exchanging blame. Hamas talked to the United States and Egyptian and Qatari mediators to put the merchandise of Alexander, and Israel has sent a squad to Doha to statesman a caller circular of talks.

On Tuesday, Trump's peculiar envoys Steve Witkoff and Adam Boehler met hostage families successful Tel Aviv and said they could present spot a amended accidental of an statement for their merchandise pursuing the woody implicit Alexander.

The U.S. has besides presented a program to reopen humanitarian assistance deliveries successful Gaza utilizing backstage contractors. Israel, which imposed a full blockade of supplies going into Gaza from March 2, has endorsed the plan. But it has been rejected by the United Nations and planetary assistance agencies and cardinal details, including backing and donors, stay unclear.

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Israel began its penetration of Gaza successful retaliation for the Hamas-led onslaught connected communities successful confederate Israel connected Oct. 7, 2023, that killed astir 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, including respective Canadian citizens. Israel said 251 radical wide were taken arsenic hostages into Gaza.

The Israeli run has killed much than 52,900 Palestinians, according to section wellness officials, and devastated the tiny coastal enclave. Its colonisation of astir 2.3 cardinal radical is connected the brink of famine, according to assistance groups and planetary agencies.