At least 28 Palestinians have lost their lives in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, with six children among them, amid growing tensions ahead of Israel's planned reopening of the Rafah border crossing.
Israeli forces escalated their attacks on Saturday, carrying out airstrikes that killed seven people, including three minors, at a displaced persons shelter near Khan Younis city. The victims were taken to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
In Gaza City, five Palestinians, including three children, perished in an Israeli air strike targeting an apartment building in the Remal neighborhood. Eight others suffered injuries from the same attack.
"We could feel the shockwaves of the explosions followed by a huge, dark, dusty cloud that filled the area, leaving at least five people killed inside the residential flat," Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reported from Gaza City.
Meanwhile, eight Palestinians in Daraj neighborhood also suffered injuries. In Khan Younis, an apartment building had been hit by fighter jets and destroyed after being pre-warned by Israeli military officials.
The Gaza Government Media Office stated that since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on October 10, at least 524 Palestinians have lost their lives to Israeli forces.
Israel plans to reopen the Rafah crossing, which links Gaza with Egypt, for the first time in almost a year and six months on Sunday. The move is part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. However, Israel has announced that only people who fled during the past two years will be allowed entry, excluding those born outside Gaza.
Hamas called for unrestricted movement in and out of Gaza, urging adherence to all aspects of the ceasefire agreement. This comes as Israel's conflict with Gaza has resulted in over 71,600 Palestinian fatalities since October 7, 2023.
Israeli forces escalated their attacks on Saturday, carrying out airstrikes that killed seven people, including three minors, at a displaced persons shelter near Khan Younis city. The victims were taken to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
In Gaza City, five Palestinians, including three children, perished in an Israeli air strike targeting an apartment building in the Remal neighborhood. Eight others suffered injuries from the same attack.
"We could feel the shockwaves of the explosions followed by a huge, dark, dusty cloud that filled the area, leaving at least five people killed inside the residential flat," Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reported from Gaza City.
Meanwhile, eight Palestinians in Daraj neighborhood also suffered injuries. In Khan Younis, an apartment building had been hit by fighter jets and destroyed after being pre-warned by Israeli military officials.
The Gaza Government Media Office stated that since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on October 10, at least 524 Palestinians have lost their lives to Israeli forces.
Israel plans to reopen the Rafah crossing, which links Gaza with Egypt, for the first time in almost a year and six months on Sunday. The move is part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. However, Israel has announced that only people who fled during the past two years will be allowed entry, excluding those born outside Gaza.
Hamas called for unrestricted movement in and out of Gaza, urging adherence to all aspects of the ceasefire agreement. This comes as Israel's conflict with Gaza has resulted in over 71,600 Palestinian fatalities since October 7, 2023.
my heart is breaking thinking about all these innocent lives lost 
it's like israel and palestine going to be stuck in this cycle of violence forever? 
i feel so helpless watching all this from the other side of the world 
can't we just talk things out instead of fighting with guns and bombs? 
at least 28 people dead already, and it's not even over yet... 
what's going on is just devastating 
my heart goes out to all those families who've lost loved ones and to the kids who won't get to grow up without their parents 
. I mean, come on! The numbers are just piling up – 524 people dead since October last year. Can't they see that this is just prolonging the suffering? And what about those born outside Gaza who are being left out of this 'ceasefire' deal? 
It's like Israel's trying to pick and choose who lives and dies based on where they were born. The international community needs to take a closer look at this and figure out how we can end this cycle of violence once and for all 
i was just reading about the rafah border crossing and how its been closed for almost a year now and now isles wanna open it up again 
but theres this big catch...only ppl who left in the last 2 yrs can come back and their kids 
born outside of gaza dont get to go lol what kinda refugee policy is this?! 
. And what about those born outside Gaza? Are they just gonna be left behind? 
It doesn't add up, you know? The US is brokering peace agreements, but at whose expense? The Palestinians are getting slaughtered 
. I'm telling ya, there's a hidden agenda here, folks 
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my heart goes out to those families who have lost loved ones in this senseless violence... 28 lives lost in 24 hours is just heartbreaking 
Gaza children should be playing with their friends, not hiding from airstrikes... how can we let this happen to innocent kids again? 
. How can we not be outraged by this? We need to do more, we need to raise our voices and demand change 
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. can't even imagine how traumatic it must be for families who've lost loved ones to see their names on the news 
And those kids, six of them, poor things 
. i wish everyone could come together and find a peaceful solution to this conflict 
. I feel like we should be doing more to help the situation, not just talking about it on social media 
. It's not easy to understand why Israel feels like they need to restrict who can enter through the Rafah crossing 
those born outside of gaza are just as human, you know? 
. And now with the Rafah crossing reopening, it just feels like more drama is coming... I don’t know if there’s a way to make peace here, but we gotta try somehow 
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six children, three minors... can't we find a way to protect them? 
n6 children?? cant believe its happenn every day since october 10.rael needs 2 rethink what they r doin 
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