PALESTINE – The latest Israeli strikes across Gaza on Monday have killed at least 20 Palestinians and left dozens injured, according to medical sources. These air strikes were coupled by demolition operations of homes and buildings belonging to Palestinians.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa quoted medical sources as saying that 15 people were killed and 10 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the Al-Karama area, northwestern Gaza City.
Four others were killed and five injured in an Israeli airstrike on a home in the Salateen neighborhood of Beit Lahia town in the northern Gaza Strip, Wafa added.
One more victim was killed in an Israeli drone strike on a group of civilians in the eastern area of Jabalia, northern Gaza.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army’s demolition operations against Palestinian homes and buildings were reported in different areas of eastern Gaza City and in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip.
Deadly Aid Delivery in Gaza
The Israeli Cabinet approved on Sunday night an aid delivery plan for people in war-torn Gaza through private security contractors based on handling aid boxes to individuals.
The Times of Israel news portal quoted officials as saying that the approved plan keeps away the Israeli army from the aid box delivery to individuals in Gaza while providing an outer layer of security for the private contractors and international organizations handing out the aid boxes.
The new plan, which has no official date for implementation, was approved by all Cabinet members except hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
The Washington Post also reported that the plan would involve American security contractors, and would be put into motion before the end of the month, possibly as soon as President Donald Trump’s visit to the region in mid-May.
The Israeli plan, however, has been rejected by the UN and dozens of international aid groups, saying it runs against humanitarian principles, is logistically unworkable, and could put Palestinian civilians and staffers in harm’s way.
The UN Humanitarian Country Team in Gaza on Sunday night said it “can only support plans that respect the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, independence, and impartiality.”
