Israeli strikes hit Gaza as Health Ministry urges Rafah opening
Al Jazeera reports on 29 October 2026:
At least two people have been killed in the latest Israeli attacks on Gaza, as the Ministry of Health in the strip calls for the Rafah crossing to be opened to allow sick and wounded Palestinians to leave for treatment.
Israeli attacks across Gaza continue at a “very high pace” on Thursday, with drone strikes hitting the centre and north of the territory over the past few hours, according to Al Jazeera’s Ashraf Abu Amra.
Reporting from Deir el-Balah, Abu Amra said an Israeli drone fired two missiles in quick succession at a civilian car in the middle of the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, killing two Palestinians and wounding others. The wounded were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, where they were rushed into operating theatres or admitted to intensive care. One is in critical condition. “The strike was sudden and came without prior warning,” Abu Amra said, noting that Israeli aircraft are flying at low altitude across all areas of the strip.
Earlier, an Israeli strike in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, wounded a Palestinian who was taken to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Abu Amra said attacks were escalating east of Jabalia in the Halawa camp, one of the largest displacement camps in the north, where Israeli forces stationed along the edges of the so-called “Yellow Line” have begun firing directly at tents sheltering displaced families.
Israeli strikes in east Gaza City
In eastern Gaza City, explosions have been heard in the Shujayea, Tuffah and Zeitoun neighbourhoods as a result of Israeli artillery shelling. Israeli forces are also carrying out large-scale demolitions in areas under their control behind the “Yellow Line”, including east of Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis and Gaza City, and in Beit Lahiya in the north, destroying homes and what remains of local infrastructure.