Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza, violating ceasefire as toll hits 922

Israeli airstrikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza over the past week, violating the October ceasefire as the death toll from violations surpasses 920. Medical sources confirm two Palestinians died and nine were injured in separate attacks since Friday, including a doctor killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza. The enclave’s Health Ministry now puts the total at 922 deaths since the ceasefire took effect on October 10.

The deadliest recent attack occurred Wednesday when an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza City killed five and wounded 18, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. A drone strike in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood on Thursday killed one Palestinian and injured several others during Eid al-Adha, while an early Friday helicopter strike on the Haraz residential building in central Gaza injured seven without warning.

Among the dead is a Palestinian doctor, killed alongside three others in an Israeli attack, as reported by Al Jazeera. Israeli settlers simultaneously attacked Palestinian homes and property in the occupied West Bank, though no casualties were reported in those incidents.

The October ceasefire, brokered after months of negotiations, remains fragile as both sides accuse the other of violations. Hamas has repeatedly warned that continued Israeli strikes risk resuming large-scale military operations, while Israel maintains its right to target what it calls militant threats. With no new diplomatic efforts announced, the enclave faces further escalation amid a humanitarian crisis that aid groups say has left basic services on the brink of collapse.