At least 35 people killed by Israeli bombing of Gaza

At least 35 Palestinians were killed early in Israeli bombings of various areas in Gaza, the Palestinian news agency WAFA has reported.

Children and women were among seven people killed when a residential building in Gaza city's al-Jalaa Street was bombed, WAFA said.

Another 15 people were killed in the bombing of a house where displaced people were taking shelter, west of Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, the agency added.

In the western area of Rafah city, south of Gaza, 13 Palestinians were killed and others were injured, according to WAFA, in a strike that hit people providing aid.

Earlier, medics said at least 30 people were also wounded in the Rafah attack, with several in critical condition.

In the nearby city of Khan Younis, another group of men tasked with security for aid shipments was hit by a separate Israeli airstrike that wounded several of them, medics said.

Armed gangs have repeatedly hijacked aid trucks shortly after they roll into the territory, prompting the Hamas group to form a task force to confront them.

The Hamas-led forces have killed over two dozen members of the gangs in recent months, according to Hamas sources and medics.

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Hamas said Israeli military strikes have killed at least 700 police tasked with securing aid trucks in Gaza since Israel's war there began.

Months of ceasefire efforts by Arab mediators, Egypt, and Qatar, backed by the United States, have failed to conclude a deal between the two warring sides.

The United Nations General Assembly yesterday overwhelmingly voted to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in Gaza and the immediate release of all hostages.

General Assembly resolutions are not binding but carry political weight, reflecting a global view on the war. The United States, Israel and seven other countries voted against the ceasefire resolution, while 13 countries abstained.

The war in the Palestinian enclave began after Hamas gunmen attacked Israeli communities in October 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages back to Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.

Since then, Israel's military has destroyed vast swaths of Gaza, driving nearly all of its 2.3 million people from their homes, giving rise to deadly hunger and disease and killing more than 44,800 people, according to Palestinian health authorities.