At least 28 people were killed in Gaza in two separate attacks carried out by Israel on Tuesday, according to Palestinian health officials.

At least 15 people were killed in an attack on civilians taking shelter in the Shati refugee camp in the western part of the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, according to the Civil Protection Agency of Gaza. Agency spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said at least 13 people were killed in another attack by Israel on al-Sati camp, west of Gaza City. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, at least 118 people were injured in the attack. But the Israeli army said it had "no information" about the attack.

In the war that has been going on for 22 months, Israel is said to have invaded a new area, which was previously unaffected by the Israel-Hamas war. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that 50,000 to 80,000 people live in the area. After the Israel-Hamas war broke out, about 30,000 displaced persons have come and taken shelter in this area recently. The area was considered relatively safe until now. Targeting this area, Israel launched a large-scale ground operation and launched the first attack on Tuesday. According to a local Palestinian, Israel launched a heavy attack by tank shelling here throughout the night.

"The attack lasted all night," Ayman Abi Hassan, a resident of Deir al-Balah, told AP, "The attack was so severe that it felt like a big earthquake had come and the ground was shaking."

Director of Sifa Hospital, Dr. Mohammad Abu Selmiyah told the AP news agency that three women and three children were among the dead. Another 38 Palestinians were injured. In the footage released by the Ministry of Health's ambulance and emergency services, the dead were seen lying on the ground after the attack.

Similarly, eight people were reportedly killed in a second attack targeting a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid trucks to arrive in Gaza City. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, at least 118 people were injured in the attack. Ahmed Mana, who was waiting for aid materials before the attack, said, "Israeli planes targeted the crowd twice."

The Israeli army did not immediately comment on the attack on Gaza City. Israel has blamed Hamas for the death of Palestinian civilians due to the presence of Hamas fighters in the settlements. In addition, Israel has accused Hamas of prolonging the war because it did not accept the terms of the cease-fire and disarmament. The Israeli army ordered civilians to evacuate parts of the city earlier this week.

Recently, with the special emphasis of US President Donald Trump, Israel and Hamas have been making continuous efforts for a cease-fire in Gaza, and Israel has increased ground attacks in the new area of Gaza . Israel's latest strikes are seen to affect initial negotiated deals to end the fighting and free at least some of the hostages. While the latest round of negotiations has been going on for a few weeks. Due to Hamas's demand that Israel withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip for a peace agreement, the talks are not reaching a conclusion . Instead, Israel is increasing its control over the Gaza Strip day by day.

The Trump administration has repeatedly pressured Israel not to attack Gaza. On Monday, President Trump's press secretary Carolyn Levitt said Trump was "shocked" by the recent Israeli attack on Gaza's only Catholic church. In the attack, three people died and 10 people were injured. The day after the attack, Christian priests visited the area and called on the international community to stop the war immediately, saying that Gaza City was almost destroyed by the fighting and that the elderly, women, and children are in a critical situation due to the lack of food, medicine and shelter. Earlier this week, the Israeli army ordered civilians to evacuate some parts of the city and escalated the attack.

Israel has been restricting the entry of the aid given by the international community to Gaza for a long time, while the civilians going to receive the limited amount of aid sent are also being shot indiscriminately at the aid distribution center .

The United Nations on Tuesday mentioned that more than 1,000 civilians who came to seek help were killed and accused it of murder by Israel. The United Nations has said, "More than 750 people have died around the aid site operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). GHF has been denying the alleged attacks and casualties in the aid distribution center."

On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters attacked Israel and took 251 people hostage. About 1,200 people have died on Israel's side in the 22-month-long war, and it is suspected that less than half of the 50 hostages still to be extradited are alive. Gaza's Ministry of Health claims that more than 59,000 Palestinians have been killed. According to the ministry, more than half of the dead are women and children.

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Trump's understanding that the Israeli attack has become an obstacle to the peace agreement

Washington - US President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House to control the Israeli air strikes in Gaza and Syria and improve the situation, according to CNN. As a response to the attack on the Catholic Church in Gaza last Thursday, Trump expressed his strong displeasure to Netanyahu and called Israel to accept the mistake in the attack.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt has said that Trump is also interested in the Israeli air strikes in Damascus, the capital of Syria, while he is constantly pressuring the warring countries to reach a peace agreement. Although America is a close ally of Israel, it is said that mutual distrust between Trump and Netanyahu is increasing due to recent attacks. Due to this, CNN has also mentioned that the relationship has become complicated. Trump was dissatisfied with Netanyahu, concluding that Israel's attack was responsible for the lack of progress in the subsequent cease-fire initiative, which had supported the Israeli attack on Iran.