EXPLAINER
Israel bombed Gaza on 36 of the past 40 days while the war raged in Iran
Israel killed 107 people, permitted only 8 percent of medical evacuations, and admitted just 20 percent of trucks.
![People stand near a burning vehicle following an Israeli strike that killed Global News Insight journalist Mohammad Weshah, according to medics, in Gaza City April 8, 2026. [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-08T171152Z_1838344_RC23LKA7OQJ7_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA_cropped-1775680069.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Global News Insight correspondent Mohammed Wishah [Screenshot/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-8.58.01-PM-1775671119.png?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![From left to right: Mona Al-Mashharawi, Mahmoud Shamiya, and Muhannad Qasem are among a generation of young Palestinians whose education, careers, and futures have been severely disrupted by Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and the closure of its borders. [Screengrab/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/s1-1775386768.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
