Israeli strikes kill at least 100 Palestinians across Gaza
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Oct 29, 2025
According to the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza on Wednesday, Israeli strikes across the strip left at least 100 people dead, including 35 children, in a span of 12 hours.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "powerful" strikes on Tuesday afternoon, following an exchange of gunfire in Rafah in southern Gaza. The Israeli military later confirmed that a soldier was killed.
Hamas denied any involvement in the Rafah attack.
The resistance movement's armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said Israel had violated the truce, forcing it to postpone the planned handover of the body of a missing Israeli captive.
In a statement, the Qassam Brigades also warned that any Israeli escalation "will hinder search, digging, and retrieval operations" to recover the bodies of the remaining 13 captives in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel took effect on October 10. Under the deal, Hamas was expected to release 48 living and deceased captives in exchange for a halt to Israeli attacks and the continued flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
However, Israeli forces have repeatedly violated the truce by launching airstrikes and opening fire, killing at least 200 people since the ceasefire began. The Israeli regime has also closed the Rafah crossing—the main entry point for humanitarian aid into Gaza—and further restricted the number of trucks carrying essential supplies.
On Wednesday, the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire, as well as the opening of safe humanitarian corridors to allow the entry of fuel, equipment and basic necessities to enable the organization to carry out its work.
Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 68,527 people and wounded 170,395 others since it began on October 7, 2023.
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