Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 35 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including aid workers, just hours after the UN General Assembly urged for an immediate ceasefire amid Israel’s genocide.
The Israeli military launched multiple airstrikes on Thursday morning, in various locations, including the central Gaza Strip, Nuseirat, Rafah and the Gaza city, as reported by the Palestinian Wafa news agency.
Local sources reported that seven civilians, including women and children, lost their lives when Israeli forces bombed a residential building near the Abd al-Aal intersection in Gaza city.
Additionally, 15 Palestinians were killed in an airstrike targeting the al-Louh family home, which was sheltering displaced persons, in the western part of the al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.
Furthermore, 13 civilians were killed and several others injured when Israeli forces bombed aid workers in the region west of Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, Gaza's civil defense agency reported.
According to agency's spokesman Mahmud Basal, the Israeli forces have repeatedly targeted those responsible for securing aid deliveries, noting that around 30 people, mostly children, were also injured in the attacks.
He mentioned that trucks carrying flour were en route to UNRWA warehouses when they were struck, referring to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.
"The occupation seeks to dismantle all services for citizens throughout the Gaza Strip," he stated.
The United Nations and various aid organizations have consistently warned about the severe humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Gaza Strip, which has been exacerbated by over 14 months of brutal war against Palestinians.
UNRWA spokeswoman Louise Wateridge characterized the situation in Gaza as "apocalyptic," during a visit to Nuseirat in central Gaza.
She highlighted that life-saving aid to "besieged areas in the northern Gaza governorate has been largely obstructed" since the Israeli military began its extensive assault several weeks ago.
In early November, the regime banned UNRWA’s operations across the Palestinian territories, terminating the body’s decades-long crucial relief practices and, therefore, putting millions of lives at risk.
This latest wave of violence came just hours after the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday calling for "an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire" in Gaza to end Israel’s genocide war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023.
However, this non-binding resolution was rejected by the United States, which is Israel's primary military ally, although a total of 158 countries voted in favor of the resolution.
Washington has used its veto power to torpedo similar resolutions at the UN Security Council on almost every occasion.
Since the onset of war on October 7, 2023, the ongoing acts of aggression by Israeli forces have killed nearly 44,840 individuals and injured 106,356 others across the Gaza Strip.
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