Israel Expands Gaza Offensive as Airstrikes Kill Over 50 Civilians in Latest Attacks

Renewed Israeli strikes target residential areas, causing mass casualties and displacement, while diplomatic efforts to restore a ceasefire remain stalled.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City’s Shujayea neighborhood killed at least 35 people, including women and children, with dozens more injured and trapped under rubble.
The Israeli military stated the strikes targeted senior Hamas militants but faced condemnation for civilian casualties in densely populated areas.
Since the ceasefire ended on March 18, over 1,482 Palestinians have been killed, and nearly 400,000 residents have been displaced, according to the UN and health officials in Gaza.
Israel has seized large areas of Gaza to establish security zones, reducing the territory and isolating its population further, according to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Efforts to negotiate a ceasefire continue, with Hamas calling for an end to what it describes as genocide, but no new proposals have been advanced by mediators.