Gaza Bleeds Again: 60 Killed in Israeli Strikes as Hamas Seeks Truce to Prevent Famine
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deepen after a night of relentless Israeli airstrikes killed at least 60 Palestinians, including women and children, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. The attacks targeted several neighborhoods in Khan Younis, Rafah, and Gaza City, reducing homes to rubble and forcing thousands more to flee for safety.
Medical teams, already stretched thin, are struggling to cope with the influx of casualties. With hospitals operating under severe shortages of fuel, medicine, and electricity, doctors describe the situation as “beyond collapse.”
As the death toll mounts, Hamas has announced it is engaging with regional mediators to negotiate a humanitarian truce aimed at halting military operations and allowing life-saving aid to enter the besieged enclave. A senior Hamas official confirmed that the talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the United Nations focus on creating a temporary ceasefire to “stop the famine and rescue the wounded.”
The United Nations and several humanitarian organizations have warned that Gaza is on the brink of mass starvation, with more than 50% of the population—particularly children—suffering from acute food insecurity.
A Call to the International Community
The scenes emerging from Gaza—bodies pulled from the rubble, overcrowded hospitals, and children crying in hunger—demand immediate and sustained international action.
The and ensure that humanitarian corridors are opened and protected. This includes:
Emergency UN Resolutions to call for a cessation of hostilities.
Deployment of international monitors to safeguard aid distribution.
Air-dropping essential supplies, if land routes remain closed.
Diplomatic sanctions or arms embargoes against actors violating international humanitarian law.
Holding war crime investigations to ensure long-term accountability.
Solidarity with Gaza
In times of immense suffering, silence is complicity. As advocates for peace and justice, we stand in unwavering solidarity with the people of Gaza. The world must not look away as an entire population is pushed toward annihilation.
The suffering in Gaza is not a political statistic — it is a humanitarian emergency that demands empathy, action, and accountability. Civilians, especially children, must not pay the price for political impasses and military aggression.
We urge global leaders, civil society, and humanitarian actors to rise beyond rhetoric and act now — before more lives are lost to violence, starvation, and indifference.
Source: Al Jazeera
