Gaza Death Toll Rises as Israeli Occupation Forces Intensify Bombardment

The Israeli occupation forces continue their war of genocide against the Gaza Strip, resuming it 73 days ago and 601 days after the start of the aggression. This followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reneging on the ceasefire agreement, relying on American political and military support, amid international silence and unprecedented abandonment by the international community and Arab regimes.
Children burst into tears as they console their mother after their father was killed in an Israeli strike that hit their home in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/dowOD4zZy2
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 29, 2025
According to Palestinian sources, at least 70 Palestinian civilians were martyred in airstrikes across Gaza since Friday dawn.
Multiple neighborhoods faced heavy bombardment, with Israeli occupation forces targeting the Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City. Three casualties were reported at the Baptist Hospital following strikes on Nakhil Street in the Tuffah neighborhood, while three additional bodies were recovered near the Shaaban al-Rayyes School in the same area.
Locals recover the bodies of three Palestinians who were killed by the Israeli army in an attack on the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/gr0C3iCRrN
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 30, 2025
Further casualties occurred when Israeli forces bombed civilians near the Saftawi Junction north of Gaza City. Artillery shelling targeted Shuja'iyya neighborhood, while drone strikes hit Qizan Rashwan south of Khan Yunis. The town of Al-Fakhari in southern Gaza was also struck, alongside two raids near the supply center in Tuffah neighborhood.
One more Palestinian family erased from the civil registry.
Yesterday, an Israeli airstrike on the Abu al-Kass family home in Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City killed Sobhi Shafiq Abu al-Kass, his wife, their two sons, their daughters-in-law, and their children. The entire… pic.twitter.com/Wc8CIRvEoW
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 30, 2025
In central Gaza, Israeli drones targeted civilians near Al-Da'wa entrance north of Nuseirat, causing multiple injuries. Artillery shells landed east of Deir al-Balah. Meanwhile, Al-Awda Hospital in Tel al-Zaatar reported that Israeli forces demanded immediate evacuation of the facility, which still houses 97 people including 13 patients and 84 medical staff. Hospital officials described explosive detonations and gunfire around the building, describing it as intimidation tactics.
One Palestinian was killed and others injured late last night in an Israeli drone attack on a tent sheltering displaced people in Al-Mawasi, the area proclaimed as a safe zone by the Israeli occupation army west of Khan Younis. pic.twitter.com/xSsEYxyEmX
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 30, 2025
Gaza's Ministry of Interior and National Security reported that Israeli aircraft struck police officers at Saraya Junction in central Gaza City while they were confronting thieves, resulting in multiple casualties among officers and bystanders. Palestinian sources confirmed at least six deaths in this incident.

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