Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens of Gazans After Cease-Fire Deal Is Announced, Officials Say

Since the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel was announced on Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes have continued across the Gaza Strip, with northern Gaza facing the heaviest attacks, emergency officials in the territory said on Friday morning.

Palestinian Civil Defense, an emergency services organization, said that more than two dozen children were among those killed, and that more than 200 people were injured across the territory. The highest toll was in Gaza City, where more than 80 Palestinians had been killed, Civil Defense said.

The group’s figures could not be independently confirmed. The Israeli military did not immediately comment.

Wafa, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency, said that Israeli warplanes had struck homes in northeastern Gaza City, resulting in deaths and injuries. Rescue workers and ambulance teams have been unable to reach the area to recover bodies, Wafa said.

Ahmad al-Mashharwi, who has been sheltering with more than a dozen family members in a rented house in Gaza City, described the attacks as relentless.

“The cease-fire feels meaningless,” he said in a phone interview. “Artillery and airstrikes continue around us, especially in northern Gaza.”

The cease-fire, if it goes into effect, is supposed to pave the way for more humanitarian aid to reach Gaza. Mr. al-Mashharwi said that conditions in northern Gaza were dire, with prices soaring and even the most basic goods in short supply.

“We can’t afford food or clean water, and my children are going hungry,” he said. “We’ve been stripped of everything — there’s no safety, no resources, nothing to help us survive.”