Four Palestinians on Tuesday and one on Wednesday were killed or died from earlier wounds amid Israeli airstrikes, artillery shelling, gunfire, and demolition operations across the Gaza Strip

Dozens have been crushed to death while Israel prevents reconstruction, leaving families with an impossible choice: to live in war-torn structures at risk of caving in, or flimsy tents exposed to the elements.

High casualties on IDF strikes were not isolated mishaps or errors, but the result of Israeli policy that turned a blind eye to a civilian toll unlike anything it had ever seen.