Israeli air strikes target overcrowded Rafah and central Gaza
Overnight, Israeli attacks on Rafah city and central areas in Gaza caused further civilian casualties. They have been rushed to the remaining health facilities either in Rafah City or the central areas. They are under the threat of losing their life in the central areas, where Al-Aqsa Hospital is overwhelmed with no medical supplies sufficient to treat people properly.
In overcrowded Rafah, overnight strikes on a residential complex not only caused a large number of injuries but also further internal displacement. Wounded people who arrived at the Najjar Hospital in Rafah are under the threat of not receiving the necessary treatment, given the shortage of medical supplies and staff. The medical staff has been exhausted, working 24 hours and seven days a week for the last five months. It is a very serious situation at the medical level.
In the northern part of Gaza, we are seeing children dying in this enforced starvation and dehydration due to the famine spreading. Three more children died at al-Shifa Hospital, as a result of starvation and dehydration, increasing the number of such deaths to 23.
A view of damage after Israel targeted Burj al-Masri building in Rafah, on Sunday
Israeli strikes kill 82 people in Gaza over past day: Ministry
Eighty-two people have been killed in 10 Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths in Gaza since October 7 to 30,960, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. A statement by the ministry on Telegram said that 122 people had been injured by the Israeli army over the past day, increasing the total number wounded to 72,524.
It added that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, as the occupation prevents ambulance and civil defence crews from reaching them.
Palestinians salvage belongings from bombed residential building in Rafah
Palestinians walk past a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah, Saturday
Israel has destroyed most water wells in Jabalia: Mayor
The mayor of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, says three in four wells have been destroyed by the Israeli army, despite looming starvation amid a severe lack of water and food. Mazen al-Najjar told Al Jazeera the prices of food items have skyrocketed and remain unaffordable past their expiry date.
The mayor added that airdropped aid is insufficient to meet the needs of the population of northern Gaza and called for the opening of border crossings to let urgently needed supplies in.
Video footage shows aftermath of Burj al-Masri strike in Rafah
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic have published a video on X, showing the aftermath of Israel’s air strike on the Burj al-Masri building in Rafah, southern Gaza. Several people have been injured, according to preliminary reports, and have been taken to the Najjar Hospital in Rafah.
آثار الدمار جراء قصف الاحتلال برج المصري بمدينة رفح#حرب_غزة #فيديو pic.twitter.com/ZHsoQqvZCQ
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) March 9, 2024
More injuries in Gaza City by airdropped aid
We’re getting confirmed reports from Gaza City that during a routine aid airdrop, aid packages fell directly on crowds of people who had gathered at the drop site. The packages came down so fast that they hit some of the people. There are reports of multiple injured people being taken to al-Shifa Hospital.
This is the second time there have been casualties from airdrops. Yesterday, five people were killed in northern Gaza when parachutes on some airdropped aid packages malfunctioned and the packages fell into a crowd.
At least 10 killed in Nuseirat camp after Israeli air strike hits residential block
Search and rescue operation is under way after the destruction of an entire residential block belonging to the al-Nuwairi family in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A surviving resident told Al Jazeera that there were “children and girls” in the house.
“There is no safety zone, they told us here is the safety of Ajina here,” the survivor said. A member of the civil defence told Al Jazeera that “among those targeted is a month-old baby girl and efforts to search for her are still ongoing”.
Israel targets mosque in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Israeli forces have bombarded a neighbourhood in Khan Younis close to the border with Israel, hitting al-Riad mosque, which was heavily damaged by the attack, according to the footage obtained by Al Jazeera. Rescue teams have yet to determine if there were any casualties.
Terrifying air strike on Deir el-Balah
A huge, terrifying attack has hit al-Mashala neighbourhood in the city of Deir el-Balah, central Gaza. At least six ambulances have rushed to the scene and we are hearing reports of many casualties and wounded. Israeli tanks also continue to hit the eastern outskirts of Deir el-Balah.
