AT LEAST 135 people, including children sleeping in tents, were killed over the weekend in relentless bombardment of Gaza, as all public hospitals in the north were rendered out of service. 

It came as the Israeli military said that it has begun extensive ground operations throughout northern and southern Gaza as part of its Operation Gideon’s Chariots, which it claims aims to seize territory, displace large segments of the population to Gaza’s south and assert greater control over the distribution of humanitarian aid.

Among the dead were three journalists and 18 children, according to medical sources, after Israeli warplanes struck a tent encampment sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, near Khan Younis in southern Gaza. 

Verified footage shared by Al Jazeera shows charred bodies lying in the sand, including several children, with some on fire.

Hamas condemned the bombing as a “brutal crime” and accused the United States of complicity for providing political and military backing to Israel.

A Civil Defence spokesman said that more than 200 people are missing under rubble, but emergency teams are unable to access the areas due to continued Israeli strikes.

“Hundreds of families have been erased from the civil registry due to the Israeli bombing,” he said. “Those who do not die from Israeli bombing in Gaza die of hunger.”

Israel has repeatedly targeted hospitals in its genocide, claiming Hamas operates within medical facilities.

But human rights organisations and UN experts have accused Israel of systematically dismantling Gaza's health infrastructure.

In Gaza City, Um Mahmoud al-Aloul was seen mourning over the body of her daughter, Nour.

“You took my soul with you,” she cried.

The Gaza Health Ministry reported that the death toll from the Israeli offensive has risen to 53,339.

And Israel continues to block humanitarian aid, with famine conditions reported by aid agencies since March 2.

The Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza was surrounded and attacked by Israeli forces at dawn on Sunday, according to the Health Ministry.

The facility’s director Dr Marwan al-Sultan described the situation as “catastrophic,” saying gunfire has struck even the intensive care unit.

“Anyone who moves is being shot at,” he said.

The hospital is no longer able to provide care and staff have appealed to international bodies for protection.

Despite the humanitarian crisis, Israel continues to refuse to link any ceasefire talks to aid entry.

Mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas resumed over the weekend in Qatar, both parties confirmed, but Israel insists no preconditions will be accepted — including the unblocking of aid.

Meanwhile, an Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in southern Lebanon today, and raids continued across refugee camps in the occupied West Bank.