Seventeen Palestinians were killed Saturday evening when an Israeli airstrike demolished a multi-story residential building on Al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City, just hours after Hamas announced conditional acceptance of the Trump-brokered ceasefire proposal.
Despite Israel declaring on Friday its readiness for the immediate implementation of the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end its genocide in Gaza, its assault continues unfettered. More than 30 others were wounded. At least 15 remained trapped under the debris, according to a source in Gaza’s civil defense agency who spoke to Al Manassa on condition of anonymity.
The civil worker added that no prior warning had been issued before the strike, forcing first responders to work with rudimentary tools in the absence of heavy machinery.
At Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, medical staff told Al Manassa that several patients had to be moved to other hospitals due to overcrowding. The same night, Israeli air raids also targeted displacement camps and residential buildings across eastern Gaza.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 70 bodies were recovered on Saturday alone, all killed by Israeli bombardment: 47 in Gaza City, four in the central Strip, and 19 in Khan Younis. In southern Gaza, four security personnel were killed when Israeli shelling struck tents in Al-Mawasi, according to a reporter at Nasser Medical Complex.
Despite Hamas’ conditional approval of the ceasefire plan on Friday, Israeli forces have also maintained their offensive and issued new evacuation orders across Gaza City. Ground troops held positions, and Israeli drones and artillery continued to strike neighborhoods including Al-Rimal.
A journalist on the scene told Al Manassa that while explosive-laden robots were not deployed overnight for the first time in weeks, heavy Israeli bombardment persisted. “Ambulance crews managed to evacuate some of the wounded under fire,” the journalist said. “But others remain stranded, especially in Al-Nasr, where people are wounded but unable to move.”
A map of the initial withdrawal line of the Israeli occupation army from the Gaza Strip proposed by Trump's administration, Oct. 4, 2025President Donald Trump claimed Saturday on Truth Social that Israel had agreed to an initial withdrawal corridor as part of the plan’s first phase. He shared a map showing the designated zones, which excluded Rafah, the Philadelphi corridor, and Beit Hanoun.
All of which, would remain under Israeli military control until full implementation. “Once Hamas confirms, the ceasefire will take effect immediately, prisoner exchanges will begin, and conditions will be set for the next stage of withdrawal,” Trump posted.
At the same time, the Israeli military claimed it had uncovered a Hamas weapons tunnel underneath the Jordanian field hospital in Al-Rimal. Video footage released by the army showed what it described as a 1.5-kilometer tunnel containing command rooms and munitions stockpiles, released as pretext to attack the hospital.
Sources close to Hamas told Al Manassa that a delegation is preparing to travel to Cairo to finalize prisoner exchange logistics and confirm next steps in the ceasefire process.
A senior official also confirmed to Al Manassa that coordination is underway with the movement’s Shadow Unit to locate the remains of deceased Israeli captives and prepare the release of detainees.
In their statement responding to Trump’s proposal, Hamas has agreed to hand over administrative control of Gaza to a nonpartisan Palestinian technocratic body, however, it has firmly rejected any demand for disarmament or foreign governance.
Another official warned that Israel might backtrack on the agreement after securing the return of its captives. “We will not discuss weapons before a sovereign Palestinian state is guaranteed,” he told Al Manassa, invoking international law protecting the right to resist occupation.
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry latest figures, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 169,000 injured since Israel’s genocide began on Oct. 7, 2023. At least 460 people—including 154 children—have died from starvation under Israel’s ongoing blockade.
