Dozens killed in Gaza attacks amid ceasefire deadlock

GAZA — Dozens of Palestinians were killed and many others wounded as the Israeli military continued intensive airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, while ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel remain deadlocked.

"At least 35 people were killed and more than 50 others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential area in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City," said Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the Civil Defense in Gaza, updating a previous death toll of 29. In addition, at least five more were killed in a later strike on a house in the same neighborhood, he added.

Basal noted that rescue operations were ongoing amid severe equipment and resource shortages, highlighting additional challenges facing Civil Defense teams — particularly after their headquarters were reportedly struck, with several crew members injured.