On Sunday, the Gaza Strip marked 730 consecutive days of systematic annihilation, with Israeli forces killing at least 24 Palestinians and injuring dozens more in a series of attacks across the besieged territory.
Despite renewed international discussions of a ceasefire, the bombing and shelling continue unabated, targeting civilians, aid seekers, and vital infrastructure.
Among the 24 Palestinians killed, four were waiting for humanitarian aid in southern Gaza. The bodies of the slain were distributed across Gaza’s remaining hospitals: eight to Al-Shifa Hospital, three to Al-Ahli Arab Hospital (also known as the Baptist Hospital) in Gaza City, two to Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia in northern Gaza, one to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, and four to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the south.
In Gaza City, Israeli strikes hit the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque in the Zeitoun neighborhood and a residential home in Sabra, killing one and wounding others.
Israeli attacks have continued across Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians, in spite of US President Donald Trump’s direct call for Israel to immediately halt its bombing. Hamas said it accepted many elements of the 20-point plan to end the war. pic.twitter.com/EJxG8C4ZGk
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 5, 2025
Artillery fire also struck northwest of Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing a woman and injuring several more.
Medical teams, in coordination with the World Health Organization, recovered two bodies from the Rashid coastal road.
Israeli drone fire injured civilians near the Thai Junction in Rimal and in Sabra, while airstrikes targeted Nafaq Street and the Shuja’iyya neighborhood in Gaza City.
Explosive drones also dropped bombs near Asma School in the Shati refugee camp, and warplanes launched a new wave of strikes on Khan Younis.
The destruction is staggering. Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have dropped over 200,000 tons of explosives on Gaza. More than 76,000 Palestinians have been killed or remain missing, including 9,500 trapped under rubble (with at least 67,139 confirmed killed).
The wounded exceed 169,000, with thousands suffering amputations, paralysis, and permanent disability.
At least 2,700 families have been entirely erased from civil records. Hunger and medical neglect have led to over 12,000 miscarriages and 460 deaths from malnutrition.
Eighty percent of Gaza’s territory has been seized through invasion, bombardment, and forced displacement. Ninety-five percent of schools have been damaged or destroyed.
UNRWA reports that over 370 of its staff have been killed, and 80% of Gaza’s buildings are either flattened or severely damaged.
#GazaGenocide
05.10.2025 pic.twitter.com/wZn1aWzvK8— Gaza Notifications (@gazanotice) October 5, 2025
The healthcare system has collapsed. Of 36 hospitals operating before the war, 34 have been damaged or destroyed.
More than 400 attacks have targeted medical facilities and personnel. Only a handful of hospitals—Al-Shifa, Al-Ahli Arab, Al-Aqsa, Al-Awda, and Nasser—remain partially functional, alongside emergency field hospitals. Ambulance fleets have been decimated, with 150 vehicles destroyed and crews repeatedly obstructed or targeted.
This sustained campaign of destruction, displacement, and denial of aid constitutes a deliberate and systematic genocide.
As ceasefire proposals circulate, the people of Gaza continue to endure relentless bombardment, starvation, and erasure—while the world watches and waits.
