Horrific accounts as Israel continues attacks from north to south
Israel is ramping up its military attacks, in particular here in Rafah. Over the past couple of hours, we have been recording multiple air strikes that targeted three residential houses. This shows that Rafah is no longer safe for more than 1.5 million Palestinians displaced here.
Attacks continued elsewhere in Gaza as well, including Jabalia refugee camp.
There have been horrific eyewitness accounts of Palestinians trying to flee Israel’s ongoing siege of al-Shifa Hospital, reporting that the forces destroyed much of the area, turning it into a graveyard. Some families are still trapped there after more than a week, living in unbearable conditions.
Siege, arrests continue in al-Shifa for second week
Israeli forces are continuing their incursion of al-Shifa Hospital and its surrounding areas, while carrying out a campaign of arrests of Palestinians in the vicinity, according to Moath al-Kahlout, reporting from Jabalia, northern Gaza.
He added that men are being arrested and women are being forced to move to southern Gaza. “Inside al-Shifa, patients and medical staff are stuck in a small room inside the human resources development building, which is not at all equipped to provide medical care.”
Two aid seekers shot in Gaza City
Two people waiting for aid at Gaza City’s Kuwait Roundabout were severely wounded after being shot by Israeli snipers, according to Wafa news agency.
Attacks in Rafah are relentless
Not only have there been intense attacks across Rafah city, but there is also the constant buzzing sound of drones, taking a mental toll on people and making it hard to sleep. Since last night, five homes have been attacked relentlessly – spanning from the eastern part of Rafah to the western al-Mawasi evacuation zone.
Four people have been killed and their bodies have been transferred to Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital. About 25 others have been injured and taken to Kuwaiti Hospital, Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital or European Gaza Hospital.
In addition to homes, farmland has also been targeted, destroying not only the city’s physical landscape, but also its resources.
24 people killed in 24 hours in Israeli attacks on Rafah
The UN Security Council’s ceasefire resolution has in no way deterred Israel from continuing its attacks across the Gaza Strip, even on residential buildings and public health facilities.
Over the past 24 hours, there have been massive attacks on Rafah, killing a total of 24 people in the city, mostly women and children. Those wounded from the strikes have been taken to Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital and the Kuwaiti Hospital. But they are often left bleeding for hours until a doctor or medical staff can attend to them.
In central Gaza, Israeli strikes have hit the Bureij camp, killing five people. Several injured have been taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which is also in dire straits due to a lack of medical supplies and insufficient medical staff.
There doesn’t seem to be anything that will stop Israel from continuing to pound the Gaza Strip.
Rescuers recover victims of Bureij attack
Emergency medics with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) have rushed to the scene of an Israeli attack on Bureij camp in central Gaza, where at least two people were killed and many injured.
PRCS says its rescuers have retrieved the body of one person and transported three people who were wounded to receive treatment.
