Gaza is once again in the grip of indiscriminate violence. Israeli airstrikes since Sunday have killed at least 36 people, with Nuseirat camp suffering ten fatalities. On Saturday, 91 Palestinians perished, nearly half in Gaza City, as residents grapple with the impossible choice between staying under threat or attempting flight into no man’s land

Basic necessities are vanishing. In Nuseirat, queues for water stretch for hours under the sun, while repeated displacement has left families without even a temporary shelter. Hospitals are stretched to breaking point: Al Shifa warns that dwindling fuel and nearby tanks could soon halt operations, leaving thousands without care. Malnutrition is exacting a grim toll—Nasser Hospital reports dozens of child deaths this year alone.

Journalists remain among the casualties: Mohammed Eldaya was killed in Deir Al Balah, part of a pattern in which over 250 media workers have died in Gaza over the last two years.

Diplomatic channels are frozen. Hamas has received no new proposals since the August attack in Doha, even as U.S. reports of a 21-point deal circulate. Meanwhile, ordinary Gazans endure a siege that is both violent and existential.