US EditionIsraeli Strikes Intensify in Gaza and Kill at Least 100 People as Trump Wrapped up Visit to Region
- On May 16, 2025, Israeli air raids across Gaza resulted in the deaths of over a hundred individuals, with a significant number being women and children, while U.S. President Trump concluded his tour of nearby Gulf nations without visiting Israel.
- These strikes come in the aftermath of Hamas’s October 2023 assault, which resulted in 1,200 deaths and 251 abductions, and follow an escalation of hostilities after the ceasefire was disrupted by Israel on March 18, 2025.
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to escalate the war aiming to destroy Hamas, whose militants were targeted recently, including Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ presumed military leader in Gaza.
- Local health officials reported over 130 fatalities from recent attacks and hundreds wounded, with Gaza’s Health Ministry noting 31 children and 27 women killed, while a blockade limits humanitarian aid and worsens the crisis.
- Israel has intensified its military operations to compel Hamas to free the 58 hostages still held in Gaza, while expectations sparked by Trump’s visit for a ceasefire or renewed humanitarian aid remain uncertain amid ongoing hostilities.
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Israel launched dozens of air strikes in Gaza on Friday, which, according to local health authorities, killed 108 people, mostly women and children, and were described by Israeli officials as a prelude to an intensified campaign to pressure Hamas to release the hostages.
After the end of a tour of Donald Trump's Gulf, the Israeli army announced that it had "launched large-scale strikes" to "take control of areas" in Gaza.
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More than 100 Palestinians are killed in Gaza in a day of Israeli airstrikes
It has been a deadly week of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in the past few days, with more than 100 killed on Friday alone, according to Gaza health officials and hospital and morgue personnel contacted by NPR.Hospital hallways have been flooded with the injured and dead. Many of the strikes have killed entire extended families, leaving survivors struggling to bury the dead.No food or supplies have entered …
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