LIVE: Israeli forces kill 24 in Gaza, attack rescuers as siege continues

Al Jazeera

05-05-2025

Israeli drones have opened fire on rescuers in Gaza City after a day of attacks that killed 24 people across the Gaza Strip.With no food entering Gaza for 64 days, under Israel's total blockade, hospitals are seeing an increase in patients suffering malnutrition.The Houthis said they will continue to target Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in response to Israel expanding its 'aggressive' war on Gaza. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will respond to both the Houthis and Iran.Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 52,535 Palestinians and wounded 118,491, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The Government Media Office updated the death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 taken captive.
Update:
Date: 5m ago (01:15 GMT)
Title: Israeli forces kill 19 Palestinians in early morning attacks on north Gaza
Content: Gaza Civil Defence says that its crews have recovered the bodies of 15 people killed in an Israeli attack on three apartments in the Al-Rumuz tower in the al-Karama area of Gaza City.
Ten people were wounded in the attack, the Civil Defence added.
Four people were also killed and five others wounded in an attack on the al-Attar family home in the al-Sultan area of Beit Lahiya, civil defence said in a post on Telegram.
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Update:
Date: 13m ago (01:07 GMT)
Title: WATCH: Yemen's Houthis hit Tel Aviv airport with hypersonic missile; Israel vows response
Content: A ballistic missile launched from Yemen has hit the perimeter of Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, damaging a road and a vehicle and causing air traffic to stop.
Eight people were injured, according to paramedics.
The Israeli military confirmed its defence system failed to shoot down the hypersonic ballistic missile on Sunday morning despite several attempts to intercept it.
Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut reports.
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Update:
Date: 17m ago (01:03 GMT)
Title: A recap of recent developments
Content: Here's what you need to know:
Update:
Date: 20m ago (01:00 GMT)
Title: Welcome to our live coverage
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