Updated on May 15, 2025, at 9:13 pm EST
At least 143 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported, as the Israeli military has intensified its strikes on the besieged territory amid President Trump’s visit to the region.
At least 16 more have been killed early Friday morning, Gaza time, as Israel continues to ramp up attacks, suggesting the Israeli military has started the next phase of its genocidal war.
Health officials told Al Jazeera that at least 61 were killed in a barrage of attacks on the southern city of Khan Younis. Heavy Israeli strikes were also reported in Jabalia, northern Gaza, for the second day.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, at least 15 Palestinians, including 11 children and one woman, were killed by the strikes on Jabalia. Photos and videos from Gaza on Thursday show many children among the casualties.
WAFA also reported that among those killed in Khan Younis was a journalist named Ahmad al-Helou. Based on a previous report from WAFA, al-Helou’s killing brings the total number of journalists killed by the IDF in Gaza to 213.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday that the European Hospital in Khan Younis was out of service due to a recent Israeli attack, which targeted the outside of the facility with bunker-busting bombs. The Israeli military claimed it targeted an underground Hamas “command and control” center but provided no evidence, and an analysis from Sky News contradicted the claim.
“The attack caused significant damage to the infrastructure, including sewage lines, damage to internal departments, and destruction of roads leading to the hospital,” the Health Ministry wrote on Telegram.
According to Al Jazeera, Israeli attacks on Thursday also targeted the Al Awda hospital in Jabalia and the Indonesian Hospital in Khan Younis.
The latest violence in Gaza comes as Israel continues to maintain a total blockade on the Strip, blocking all goods from entering, which has been imposed since March 2. The World Health Organization said Tuesday that 57 children have starved to death since the blockade was imposed.
Those babies had it coming! Anti-Semitic, Terrorist-loving Hamas supporters, every last one of them!! And tell me, where does it say bombing hospitals is all of a sudden a bad terrible thing?
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And supported by trump.
You mean because he snubbed visiting Israel during his Middle East trip? That hardly looks like support.
Has he cut them off from receiving any further military aid and demanded an immediate resumption of humanitarian aid being allowed in?
He would not dare. His neocon branch and Evangelical branch would be furious. He can't lose both of them.
The cruelty of and apathy for the what Israel and US governments are doing in Gaza is criminal and beyond belief. I do wish the ICJ or the UN had enforcement power.
The banality of evil.
ICC is a purely politicsl irganization and set up so the adversaries of the West woukd be dragged to court. It is based on Soecial Courts set up for former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Which is — to white wash NATO countries role in undernining countries, fomenting civil wars and than dragging to court thise NATO designated to be the guilty party. Usually it is always those that were biggest victims that were designated the guilty party by the virtue off trying to defend themselves. Just liok at Rwanda trials.
It was ICC that convicted Putin and other officiald for “ kidnapping childen” then they removed orphanages from the war zone. And if anyone who knows what Ukrainian orphanages looked like — Russia should have been praised ro putting an end to those horror places. In case anyone wants more info — before the war BBC had a documentsry on Ukraine orohanages . It was ine of the most depressing things I saw.
So — ICC ruling on Netanyahu was a show to deminstrate that they have credibility. A joke.
It is UN ICJ that can have some real weight. On the basis of it, UN General Assembly can initiate a prooces of suspending or expelling Israel.
But will mean challenging US .
This challenge will not happen until and if US decided to attack Iran.
Any attack on Iran will create red lines as the new Silk Road goes via North South Corridor and US deciding to destabilize it -/ is an act of war against not just Russia and China but the entire Gulf region. While they all in Gulf area are now smiling and flattering Trump — they cannot accept war against Iran.
The region has a trump card, and it is i Israel. Us must chose. Attack Iran in order to prevent new Asia-Indian Ocean link or save Israel. It cannot do both.
US ( foget Europe ). will NOT HAVE ESCALLATION DOMINANCE. Because now Rusdia and China have non-nuclear option with the same destructive power and delivery mechanisms are such that they can afford to issue warnings before strike.
US has only nuclear option. But such option implies that the very decision makers elites and oligarchs cannot escape the deadly consequences and no place on globe to find a safe heaven. While they would not nind havinng us all destroyed- — they will not be able to protect themselves. Even with bunkers – there is no escaping consequences. They will have only their money to eat.
This is why the “genius” Musk will have to invent a “golden dome”. Good luck . The man has no scientific bone in his bidy. He confuses fantasy with vision, and he belueves in sheer will power to yield scientific results.
Yes he has real scientists that work for him, but he is no manager of scientific talent. Has no patience for science lioking for shortcuts.
Trump is so impressed with Musk’s invention to return rocket lower phase to the launch pad.
Not realizing the limited useability of materials exoosed to extreme stress. This is what doomed the shuttle. Nothing learned.
Let him figure out a heavy duty engine first. He and Bezos are years behind.
“It was ICC that convicted Putin”
The ICC has not convicted Putin of anything.
The visual was worse. While Israel is busy killing and starving Palestinians with US help, pictures of dead or starving people in Gaza emerge but are not covered by media. Media is busy covering the over the top pomp and glory of Trump visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar an the UAE.
The red and purple carpet treatment, the parades, the camels, the EV's the marble, the exquisite food and the king strutting around was dealt with as a positive for Middle East peace because of Trump. Well Trump did make some off the cuff remark about feeding the Palestinians.
Going back to Charles Dicken days of kings wining and dining in the amidst of deaths from slaving and hungry masses.
They may the fortunate ones. Dyingvfrom starvatiin is more painful.
Palestinians to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, "Thank you my brothers".
I haven't yet figured that out…! They both have the same sect…!