Medical sources claim that an Israeli strike on a Gaza home killed nine siblings.

Title: Medical sources claim that an Israeli strike on a Gaza home killed nine siblings under the age of 12 In a devastating escalation of violence in Gaza, an Israeli airstrike has claimed the lives of nine children under the age of 12, all siblings, in the southern city of Khan Younis. Pediatrician Dr. was the target of the attack. Nine of Alaa Najjar and his family's ten children perished as a result. Dr. Najjar's husband sustained severe injuries, and their 11-year-old son is currently in critical condition. Over 3,747 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed its military campaign on March 18, 2025, and this tragic incident highlights the growing humanitarian crisis there. Since the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the 19 months of fighting, the war's death toll has now reached 53,901, according to the Health Ministry. The ministry said 3,747 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel resumed the war on March 18 in an effort to pressure Hamas to accept different ceasefire terms.

Since the beginning of March, Israel has put pressure on Hamas by imposing a blockade on Gaza and its more than 2 million inhabitants. Since the blockade began, the first few aid trucks entered the territory this week and began delivering supplies to Palestinians. However, they were significantly less than the approximately 600 trucks per day that had entered during the ceasefire. Israel's allies pressed the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow some aid to return due to warnings of famine from food security experts and images of desperate Palestinians jostling for bowls of food at the ever-shrinking number of charity kitchens. The Situation Before the Attack Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza that has been severely impacted by ongoing military operations, was the location of the airstrike. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, the attack was part of a series of Israeli airstrikes that have intensified in recent days. These strikes have destroyed a lot of property and killed a lot of civilians. The dismantling of Hamas infrastructure and securing the release of Israeli hostages are the stated goals of the Israeli military's operations. However, these goals have not been accomplished, and the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip: Palestinian health officials reported that Israeli strikes on residential areas in southern Gaza killed 38 people on Friday, including 13 children from the same extended family. Health officials in northern Gaza said that Israeli forces had raided Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the few remaining medical facilities in the area. In recent weeks, Israel has renewed its offensive against Hamas in the north, and aid organizations are raising concerns about the dire humanitarian situation. Humanitarian Impact: Three journalists working for news outlets that are thought to be aligned with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and its patron, Iran, were killed in Israeli strikes on the southeast of Lebanon. The devastating effects on Gaza's civilian population are made clear by the nine children who perished in a single family. Due to the ongoing blockade and restricted access to essential supplies, the United Nations and humanitarian organizations have repeatedly predicted a famine in Gaza. Deliveries of aid are still insufficient to meet the population's growing needs, despite some international pressure. The destruction of medical facilities and the exodus of thousands of residents only add to the problem. Gaza's civil defense agency has reported that Israeli strikes in the territory have killed at least 60 people in the past 24 hours. This comes as Israel ramps up its military campaign despite warnings from aid organizations that the Palestinian population is getting worse off of food insecurity and malnutrition. According to the Nasser, al-Aqsa, and al-Ahli hospitals where the bodies were brought, the deceased included 10 people in the southern city of Khan Younis, four in the central town of Deir al-Balah, and nine in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the north. The strikes that lasted into Friday morning came a day after Israeli tanks and drones attacked a hospital in northern Gaza, igniting fires and causing extensive damage, Palestinian hospital officials said. Walls were blown down and thick black smoke was seen billowing from the wreckage in videos taken by a health official at al-Awda hospital. International Response The escalating violence in Gaza has prompted an increase in international concern. The United Kingdom, France, and Canada, among others, have called for an immediate ceasefire and increased assistance for those in need. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, referred to the conflict's current phase as "the cruelest phase" and urged Israel to facilitate additional humanitarian deliveries. Israel's use of human shields in Gaza is widespread, according to Israeli soldiers and former detainees, who tell AP that efforts to broker a ceasefire have failed thus far. The Associated Press (AP) has been informed by a number of Palestinians and Israeli soldiers that Israeli forces are routinely forcing Palestinians to serve as human shields in Gaza by sending them into buildings and tunnels to look for bombs and gunmen. Over the course of the war's 19 months, they told the AP, the practice has spread to every place. The Associated Press talked to seven Palestinians who said they were used as shields in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, and two members of Israel's military said they were involved in the illegal practice. The Israeli military has long accused Hamas of using civilians as shields in Gaza, and in response to these allegations, it says it strictly prohibits it. In its offensive that has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians, Israeli officials attribute the civilian casualties to the militants. The military also said in a statement to the AP that it doesn't force civilians to take part in operations in any other way, and that "all such orders are routinely emphasised to the forces." Although the military declined to provide the Associated Press with any specifics, it stated that it is looking into a number of cases that claim Palestinians were involved in missions.

According to the news agency, the Israeli military did not respond to inquiries regarding the practice's scope or any orders from commanding officers. Rights groups claim that Palestinians have been used as shields by Israel for decades in Gaza and the West Bank. The AP reports that although the practice was declared illegal by the Supreme Court in 2005, the groups continued to document violations. According to experts, this war marks the first time the practice and the debate surrounding it have been so widespread in decades. In the meantime, here are some additional significant updates: The Israeli army reported that 83 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza via the Kerem Shalom Crossing on Friday, after security inspections. Medication, medical supplies, and food were all part of the assistance. To meet Gaza's "massive needs," the United Nations has requested additional aid. “Stressed once again that the small amounts of supplies being allowed into the Gaza Strip are nowhere near enough to roll back the extreme deprivation that Gaza’s population is facing,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) stated in its most recent humanitarian update. António Guterres, the UN secretary general, said on Friday that Palestinians were going through "the cruellest phase" of the war in Gaza, where more than a dozen food trucks were looted after an Israeli blockade that had been in place for a long time was partially lifted. According to the Gaza civil defense agency, Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory, where Israel has intensified its military campaign in recent days, claimed the lives of at least six people on Saturday. Mahmud Bassal, a spokesperson for the civil defense agency, informed Agence France-Presse (AFP) that "our teams have recovered at least six dead." Haaertz stated that following the fatal shooting that occurred on Wednesday outside of Washington's Capital Jewish Museum, a collective set of urgent requests were made by more than forty leading Jewish organizations to the US government. Conclusion

The tragic deaths of nine young siblings in Khan Younis serve as a stark illustration of the human cost that the ongoing conflict in Gaza imposes on the population. All parties involved must prioritize the protection of civilians and work toward a peaceful conflict resolution as the death toll continues to rise. The efforts of the international community to provide humanitarian aid and support initiatives aimed at establishing a long-term ceasefire must be stepped up. The cycle of violence can only be broken and the lives of innocent civilians saved by international pressure and dialogue.