Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.

The United Nations chief said Friday that Palestinians were enduring "the cruelest phase" of the war in Gaza, where more than a dozen food trucks were looted following the partial easing of a lengthy Israeli blockade.

Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli tanks and drones have attacked a hospital in northern Gaza overnight, igniting fires and causing extensive damage.

Foreign contractors are set to carry out a contentious new food aid system in Gaza, displacing experienced aid agencies like the United Nations. It was conceived and largely developed by Israelis as a way to undermine Hamas.

GAZA, 7th May 2025 (WAM) -- The death toll from Israeli warplanes targeting two schools in Al-Bureij refugee camp and Gaza City, since last night and until dawn Wednesday, has risen to 49, the majority of whom were children, women, and the elderly.

Two of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities, hospital staff and aid groups said this week, as Israel pursued its renewed offensive into the devastated Palestinian territory.

The destruction of schools, universities, hospitals, factories and roads – Israel's conduct of its war in the Palestinian enclave aims to deprive residents of any prospects for the future, pushing them to abandon their land.