IDF Strikes Kill 33+ in Gaza City — Last Operating Restaurant and Market Hit

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City on May 8, 2026 killed at least 33 Palestinians, including a strike that hit the last operating restaurant in Gaza City and a simultaneous strike on a crowded nearby market. The strikes represented one of the highest single-day death tolls since the October 10, 2025 ceasefire. The Times of Israel liveblog confirmed multiple strikes across Gaza City on May 8. The Jerusalem Post reported IDF strikes killed four people including a journalist, whom the IDF claimed was a Hamas member. Gaza's Government Media Office and Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground reported the broader toll of 33+ across multiple locations in Gaza City. The wave of strikes brought the cumulative Palestinian death toll since the October 2025 ceasefire to approximately 870+. Palestinian civil defence teams evacuated casualties to Shifa, Ahli, and Nasser hospitals. The strikes coincided with Israeli cabinet deliberations over resuming full-scale military operations in Gaza after Hamas refused to engage on the five-stage disarmament roadmap demanded by the Board of Peace.