Twenty-two people, including women, children and a local journalist were killed on Monday (June 30) in an Israeli airstrike on a beachfront cafe in Gaza City, medics said.

An eyewitness, Abu Abdullah, said he saw a missile from a warplane strike the cafe, leaving "pools of blood, piles of martyrs."

Abdullah said the cafe had been a much-needed refuge for Palestinians during the intense heat, describing it as a "popular recreational spot frequented by children and women."

Israeli strikes killed at least 60 people across Gaza in some of the heaviest attacks in weeks as Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Israeli tanks pushed into the eastern areas of Zeitoun suburb in Gaza City and shelled several areas in the north, while aircraft bombed at least four schools after ordering hundreds of families sheltering inside to leave, residents said.

The Israeli military said it struck militant targets in northern Gaza, including command and control centers, after taking steps to mitigate the risk of harming civilians.

There was no immediate word from Israel on the reported casualties southwest of the Gaza Strip and the beachfront cafe.

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VIDEO SHOWS: AFTERMATH OF ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON A BEACHFRONT CAFE IN GAZA CITY / VARIOUS OF PALESTINIANS IN GAZA CITY GATHERING NEAR BODIES OF PEOPLE KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACK / SOUNDBITE FROM PALESTINIAN EYEWITNESS

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SHOWS: GAZA CITY, GAZA (JUNE 30, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF DEBRIS, RUBBLE AT BEACHFRONT CAFE AFTER ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE

2. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN EYEWITNESS, ABU ABDULLAH, SAYING:

"An F-16 missile, a war missile, military aircraft, not a drone or a bomb or a shell from a boat. The F-16 shook the place, it struck this place as you can see, pools of blood, piles of martyrs. I mean, if you had seen the scene from the beginning, there were piles of martyrs."

3. DEBRIS AND RUBBLE ON THE GROUND, PEOPLE INSPECTING DAMAGES

4. DEBRIS AND BLOOD ON GROUND

5. SHOES AMONGST DEBRIS ON GROUND

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN EYEWITNESS, ABU ABDULLAH, SAYING:

"At a time when there should be a breathing space for people in this hot weather and the pressure that is being placed on western Gaza in general - all of Gaza is almost besieged and under strain, people have no place to stay. A place for civilians, a popular recreational spot that children and women frequent, especially this western section which is a section designated for families."

7. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GATHERING AROUND SHROUDED BODIES ON THE GROUND INSIDE AL-SHIFA HOSPITAL

8. PALESTINIAN WOMAN CRYING OVER SHROUDED BODY SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE TRYING TO COMFORT HER

9. VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN MAN CRYING OVER A SHROUDED BODY

10. AMBULANCE VEHICLE, PEOPLE GATHERING AT THE HOSPITAL