Gaza Genocide31 January, 20262 min read
Israel Kills 29 Palestinians in Dawn Attacks Across Gaza
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Israeli airstrikes and artillery across Gaza killed at least 29 Palestinians, including women and children. Strikes hit civilian areas: displaced people’s tents, residential apartments, and a police station.
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Gaza strikes Jan 31
Israeli air strikes across Gaza at dawn on Jan. 31, 2026 killed dozens of Palestinians.
“Israeli air strikes killed at least 32 people in Gaza, including many women and children, the Palestinian civil defence agency (which operates under Hamas) said, updating an earlier toll of 28.”
Source tallies varied: RTE reported at least 32 dead, Press TV and Haberler reported 29 killed, and U.S. News & World Report put the toll at 27, including children.
Reports say strikes hit residential apartments, a police station in Sheikh Radwan, displaced-persons tents in Khan Yunis, and other populated areas across north and south Gaza.
Local health and police authorities cited many women and children among the dead.
They described destroyed buildings and blood in the streets as medics worked at strike sites.
Conflicting Gaza strike reports
Israeli forces said they struck what they described as Hamas and Islamic Jihad commanders, weapons sites and fighters. They said a Rafah tunnel incident involved eight Palestinian fighters exiting and that forces hit four commanders and additional fighters.
West Asian outlets and local Gaza authorities, however, said the strikes hit civilian apartments, tents and a police station. Gaza’s police directorate reported multiple police fatalities at Sheikh Radwan, and AFP reporters described destroyed buildings and blood in the streets.
Ceasefire breaches and casualties
Strikes occurred amid a US-brokered ceasefire that sources say has been repeatedly breached. Gaza health authorities say more than 500 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the truce began in October. Israel reports several soldiers killed during the same period.
“Gaza’s Government Media Office says at least 524 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the ceasefire began on October 10.”
Multiple outlets note media restrictions that limit independent verification of casualties. Both sides have levelled intense accusations about violations as the second phase of the truce and the reopening of Rafah were about to begin.
Aid access and Rafah crossing
Humanitarian access and aid deliveries figure prominently in the reporting. Anadolu reported Israel allowed 28,927 of a mandated 66,600 aid, commercial, and fuel truck entries, a 43% compliance rate. Press TV and RTE highlighted that Israel planned a limited reopening of the Rafah crossing to allow people with Israeli security clearance but not humanitarian aid, a move criticized by Hamas and Egypt.
Media narratives by outlet
Coverage tone and narrative priorities differ by source type.
“Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 29 Palestinians on Saturday, including six children, in what the article describes as violations of the US-brokered ceasefire.”
West Asian outlets such as Press TV, Al Jazeera, and Anadolu portray the strikes as severe breaches of a fragile truce and foreground civilian suffering and high aggregate Palestinian death tolls.
Al Jazeera likens the campaign to a two-year 'annihilation' that left tens of thousands dead.
Western mainstream reporting, exemplified by U.S. News, emphasizes Israeli claims of targeting militants and frames events within negotiations and U.S. diplomatic pressure.
RTE, labeled here Western Alternative, combines casualty detail, eyewitness description, and notes on media restrictions.
Haberler focuses on incident-level details and preliminary local health tallies.