On April 19, 2025, Palestinians mourned the body of Palestinian child Mohammad Abu Nada, killed in an Israeli military airstrike, at a funeral in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. Mourners embraced the deceased's face and kissed it. Before the body bag was closed, they stroked the child's forehead with their fingers.
Gaza's Health Ministry announced on April 19 that over 90 people had been killed in 48 hours by Israeli military attacks. The Israeli military has intensified its attacks to pressure Hamas to release hostages and disarm.According to Khan Younis Hospital, the 15 people killed overnight included children and women. At least 11 died in southern Khan Younis, several of them inside tents in the Muwasi neighborhood where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are staying.
According to the European-run hospital where the bodies were taken, four people, including a mother and daughter, were killed in an April 19 attack in Rafah city.Al-Auda Hospital reported one death from an Israeli airstrike on a civilian group west of Nuseirat in central Gaza on April 19. Gaza's Civil Defense Agency on April 14 condemned the Israeli military for carrying out a “summary execution” of 15 rescue workers last month, rejecting the findings of an internal Israeli military investigation.
The Israeli military announced on April 19 that an Israeli soldier had been killed in northern Gaza. This marks the first death of an Israeli soldier since the Israeli military resumed the war on March 18, 2025.The conflict erupted on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led armed groups attacked southern Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. Hamas currently holds 59 hostages, 24 of whom are confirmed alive. Most other hostages were released through ceasefire agreements or other exchanges.Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that Israel “has no choice but to continue” the fighting in Gaza. Israeli attacks have killed over 51,000 Palestinians.
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