Attack on medical facility in Gaza
Israeli forces launched an airstrike that wiped out medicine storage areas connected to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah. The blast destroyed two of four storage buildings and badly damaged the other two. The Gaza Health Ministry called the attack a 'heinous crime' and asked for urgent global action to protect medical sites.
Al Jazeera correspondent Moath al-Kahlout visited the site and found a huge crater there. He said Israeli troops ordered people to leave the area 15 minutes before the strike. The assault also caused damage to nearby tents and shelters, which are home to displaced families.
Casualties and ongoing displacement
Israeli attacks in several parts of Gaza killed at least four people. Two died in the Sheikh Radwan district of Gaza City, another in Deir el-Balah, and a fourth in a strike on a tent near al-Mawasi, north of Khan Younis. Eyewitnesses reported that the fires from the attacks spread to the tents where displaced families were living. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 76 people were injured in the last 48 hours.
Gaza’s Civil Defence teams recently finished searching the remains of a house in the Sabra area, which had been destroyed by Israeli forces about two weeks ago. They found the bodies of 112 people, including 40 children and 38 women. 157 more bodies are still missing. Some were trapped in the debris from the explosion or completely destroyed by the force of the blast.
Mohammed Abu Dan, who oversaw the recovery operation, described how some remains had been fused into concrete and rebar due to the extreme force of the attack. He said that retrieving the missing bodies would prove extremely difficult due to the destruction and the ongoing instability in the area.
Netanyahu resists disarmament deal
Mark Pfeifle, a former US deputy national security adviser, told Al Jazeera that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is using the attacks to show he is not fully on board with the disarmament deal. 'He still has some issues with it,' Pfeifle said. The deal, which the US described as a breakthrough, was agreed to by Hamas and other Palestinian groups just days ago. Yet Israel has continued to attack targets in Gaza, breaking the ceasefire since October 10, 2025.
The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 1,222 people have been killed since the ceasefire began. The overall death toll in the war, dating back to October 2023, is now 73,349. Despite the high number of casualties, Al-Aqsa Hospital remains a critical medical center for displaced families in the middle of Gaza.
The Israeli military and Shin Bet security force claimed they destroyed five Hamas weapon storage sites overnight, including one near the hospital. Hospital spokesperson Khalil al-Daqran said the strike wiped out essential medical supplies like IV fluids and equipment used in dialysis. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud emphasized that Al-Aqsa Hospital is one of the few places in central Gaza that can still offer medical care to large groups of people.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is one of the few functioning health facilities in central Gaza, and it serves as a critical lifeline for displaced families after months of war have crippled the territory's health system. Al-Daqran added that the hospital's destruction of intravenous fluids and other critical supplies will further strain its ability to care for the sick and injured.
The Health Ministry also shared that one more person died from injuries received earlier in the conflict. The attacks have placed even more pressure on an already overwhelmed healthcare system. With few hospitals still working, displaced families are forced to rely on the remaining medical centers for treatment.
Despite the damage and casualties, Al-Aqsa Hospital continues to operate under challenging conditions. Civil Defence teams remain on high alert, tasked with recovering bodies and managing the ongoing chaos caused by the conflict.