Gaza Bloodbath: 30+ Killed as Israel Bombs Bakeries, Hospitals & Refugee Camps"

[CharlieH]

 

 

Israeli airstrikes turned Gaza into a slaughterhouse overnight, killing over 30 Palestinians—including 15 women and children—as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington for crunch talks with Donald Trump. Tents housing journalists, bread queues, and refugee camps became death traps in the latest onslaught, with harrowing footage showing a reporter engulfed in flames after his shelter was incinerated.

 

Key Developments:

 

• Khan Younis Carnage: Strikes obliterated a tent and home, killing five men, five women, and five children. A later attack on journalists’ tents outside Nasser Hospital killed two, leaving six reporters injured—one critical

• Bakery Massacre: Six Palestinians, including three children, died while queueing for bread in Gaza City. Civil Defence teams dug bodies from rubble as flour stocks ran dry.

• Refugee Camp Horror: Shelling flattened parts of Jabaliya camp, killing four. At Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, seven more bodies arrived—including a child and three women.

 

Netanyahu’s Washington agenda includes Trump’s controversial 17% tariff on Israel and plans to discuss relocating Gazans—a move rights groups call “ethnic cleansing by another name.” The PM boasted of his “special bond” with Trump as Gaza’s death toll hit 50,695, with 115,338 wounded since October.

 

Humanitarian Collapse:
UNRWA warns food and fuel stocks are “critically low” after Israel’s month-long blockade. “People are eating grass,” said one aid worker, as hospitals overflow with burn victims and shrapnel cases.

Hostage Stalemate:
Hamas holds 59 hostages—24 believed alive—as Israel demands their release before halting the offensive. Netanyahu vowed to “keep fighting until Hamas is destroyed,” despite ICC arrest warrants for him and ex-Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes.

 

Global Fallout:

The White House backs Israel’s resumed bombing campaign, while the ICJ deliberates genocide charges. Meanwhile, Trump’s tariffs threaten to spike prices for Israeli tech imports—a side plot to the main bloodshed.

 

On the Ground:

• Journalists Targeted: Palestine Today’s Yousef al-Faqawi died in the Nasser Hospital strike. “They’re silencing witnesses,” said a surviving cameraman.

• Evacuation Orders: Israel told Deir al-Balah residents to flee after intercepting rockets from Gaza. One hit Ashkelon, lightly injuring a man.

 

As Netanyahu lands in Washington, Gaza’s survivors dig mass graves with bare hands. “This isn’t war—it’s extermination,” said a nurse at Al-Aqsa, where children’s body bags line corridors.

 

Based on a report from Sky News.

 

08.04.2025