Gaza civil defence says Israel carried out dozens of strikes on Gaza City despite Trump’s ceasefire appeal

Gaza civil defence says Israel carried out dozens of strikes on Gaza City despite Trump’s ceasefire appeal



Children watch as Palestinian artists paint a mural of the Global Sumud Flotilla in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, October 3, 2025. The flotilla, carrying politicians and activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, was intercepted by Israeli forces after setting sail last month. — AFP pic

Saturday, 04 Oct 2025 4:08 PM MYT


JERUSALEM, Oct 4 — Gaza’s civil defence agency said today that Israel carried out dozens of attacks on Gaza City despite US President Donald Trump’s appeal to end bombardments after Hamas accepted a ceasefire deal.

“It was a very violent night, during which the (Israeli army) carried out dozens of air strikes and artillery shelling on Gaza City and other areas in the Strip, despite President Trump’s call to halt the bombing,” civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP.


Bassal, whose agency is a rescue force which operates under Hamas authority, added that 20 homes were destroyed in the overnight bombardments.

“The situation is very serious in Gaza City,” Bassal said, adding that his teams were not able to reach all the casualties due to the “presence of tanks and the ongoing bombardment”.


Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was “checking” reports of overnight bombardments on Gaza City.


Gaza City’s Baptist Hospital said in a statement that it received casualties from a strike on a home in Tuffah neighbourhood, including four dead and “several wounded”.

Nasser Hospital in south Gaza’s Khan Yunis said two children were killed and eight people wounded in a drone strike on a tent in camp for displaced Gazans.


The peace plan for Gaza, presented by Trump this week and backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages within 72 hours, Hamas’s disarmament and a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Hamas said on Friday it was ready to release hostages held in Gaza under the Trump plan but wanted negotiations on the details and a say in the future of the Palestinian territory. — AFP

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