Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight kill dozens again
- Last updated: May 19, 2025 | 10:44
Israel says it has launched "extensive" new ground operations in Gaza.
Hospitals and medics say airstrikes in Israel's new offensive killed at least 103 people overnight and into Sunday. They say dozens of children are among the dead.
The strikes also forced northern Gaza's main hospital to close. Israel says it is pressuring Hamas to agree to a temporary ceasefire that would free Israeli hostages held in Gaza. But it wouldn't necessarily end the 19-month war.
Hamas says it wants a full withdrawal of Israeli forces and a pathway to ending the war as part of any deal.
Meanwhile, Israel will allow a "basic amount" of food into the Gaza Strip, the prime minister's office said Sunday, after facing mounting pressure to lift a total blockade imposed more than two months ago.
The announcement came hours after the military said it had begun "extensive ground operations" in a newly intensified campaign in Gaza, and as Israel and Hamas engaged in indirect talks on a deal to potentially halt the fighting.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that at the military's recommendation, "Israel will authorise the entry of a basic amount of food for the population to ensure that a hunger crisis does not develop in the Gaza Strip".
Associated Press