Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Gaza genocide continues unabated

Fierce air strikes rain down in central Gaza

The past few hours have been very intense, with more confirmed reports of aerial attacks in the central area, mainly on the Nuseirat refugee camp and Wadi Gaza area. These are the areas people were told to evacuate to during the initial weeks of this war.

Five people have been confirmed killed from Israel’s air raids on Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, according to the Wafa news agency. Numerous people have also been wounded.

Israeli army launches operation into Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp

After a night of air strikes, there’s now a military push on the ground into the northern part of the Nuseirat camp. A news report by a broadcaster associated with the Israeli military says the army is preparing a “limited operation” there.

When the military announced its withdrawal from southern Khan Younis, it kept an entire brigade in the area that separates northern Gaza from the south. Nuseirat is very close to deploy troops to the area.

This operation is coupled with the presence of attack drones flying low in southern Rafah city, which are causing a wave of panic amid the threat of an expansion of military operations here.

Israeli army launches ‘new war’ on central Gaza

Israel’s attack on central Gaza continues following its retreat earlier this week from southern Khan Younis city after announcing a new phase in its military operation.

“It was as if the occupation army is launching a new war,” Raouf Abed, 20, said via a chat app from Deir el-Balah to the south of the Nuseirat refugee camp, which was hit by air and naval strikes overnight, then a ground incursion during the day.

“The explosions were non-stop, the sounds came from different directions,” Abed said. “Every time we hope there will be a ceasefire, Israel escalates the aggression as if they are trying to pressure Hamas by hitting on us, the civilians.”

Panicked residents fleeing Nuseirat camp

The Israeli military is still operating in the northern part of the Nuseirat refugee camp. This is an extension of what the military did overnight when it announced a limited and targeted operation in the camp.

Right now, people find themselves trapped under heavy bombardment. This has caused a great deal of panic and people are starting to move out of Nuseirat camp and other parts of the central area.

Israeli shelling kills civilians near Gaza City: Report

In conjunction with air strikes on Nuseirat camp, Israeli gunboats shelled homes in the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, killing multiple civilians, according to local sources cited by the Wafa news agency.

Overcrowded refugee camps have been a frequent target of Israeli forces during the war on Gaza, which has killed nearly 34,000 people since October.

At least 6 killed in Israel bombing of Gaza City market

Israeli forces have bombed Gaza City’s Firas market, killing at least six people and wounding others, according witnesses who shared the footage of the aftermath of the attack on Telegram.

The wounded people were taken to Ahli Arab Hospital. One of the videos showed a middle-aged man with an abdominal wound walking into the hospital while leaning on another man.

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Eight killed in Rafah: Report

Israeli strikes killed at least eight people in the southern district of Rafah, the Wafa news agency reports, citing medical sources.

Five of the victims were killed when Israeli warplanes struck a group of people near a cemetery in eastern Rafah, while three were killed by strikes that hit Rafah’s Janina neighbourhood, also to the east, the news report said.

‘We were really lucky’: UNICEF staffer describes being hit by Israeli fire

Tess Ingram, a UNICEF spokesperson, was in a convoy hit by Israeli gunfire as it tried to deliver aid to northern Gaza. She said the vehicles were at a “holding point” – a designated area where cars have to wait until a checkpoint is ready to receive them.

“We were waiting there when gunfire broke out in the vicinity. The gunfire came from the direction of the checkpoint towards civilians who then ran away from the checkpoint and the gunfire hit us,” Ingram told Al Jazeera.

“We were really lucky,” she said, adding three rounds hit the car where she was sitting. The shooting was raised with the relevant authorities, Ingram said, noting it was the most serious incident that UNICEF staff have experienced since the start of the war.

“But it’s not an isolated case – safety is not guaranteed even when we take all of the required steps as we saw with the tragic World Central Kitchen incident. This is just another example.”

The mission had been authorised and the Israeli authorities knew about the convoy, said Ingram. After the shooting, Israeli authorities continued to delay the convoy and it eventually was forced to return to Rafah.

“So those life-saving supplies never made it to the children in northern Gaza,” she said.