Casualties as Israeli forces bomb Rafah, Gaza cities
The Wafa news agency is reporting that several people were killed and wounded after Israeli forces launched air and artillery attacks on the cities of Gaza and Rafah overnight.
The agency did not give an exact toll for the attacks.
It reported deaths and injuries from Israeli air raids on homes in Gaza City’s Daraj neighbourhood and Old City, as well as artillery shelling of areas near the University College in the Sabra neighbourhood.
In Rafah, it said several people were wounded and several homes destroyed when Israeli forces carried air raids on the city’s Brazil neighbourhood.
Woman, infant among 3 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza City
The Wafa news agency is now reporting that the bodies of three people were brought to al-Ahli Arab Hospital following an Israeli attack on an apartment belonging to the Nabi family in Gaza City’s Daraj neighbourhood.
Fire burns in north Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, June 1
Parents fear sick, injured children will die without evacuation
Doctors at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah are helpless, unable to provide patients with essential medical care. They say the vast majority of cases need to be evacuated for treatment abroad … but patients are unable to leave Gaza.
I saw children suffering from high rates of malnutrition, combined with different kinds of diseases. It was completely disturbing. This is due to the severe shortage of food supplies and deteriorating medical conditions.
Parents of sick and injured children express deep agony, saying they are helpless, that they can’t do anything for their kids. They are afraid they will lose their children as the situation worsens by the day.
Amira al-Jojo, left, stands beside her 10-month-old son, Yousef al-Jojo, who suffers from malnutrition at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment, in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. At right is Nuha al-Khaldi and her child
Rescuers struggle to reach injured Palestinians in embattled Rafah neighbourhoods
We woke up today to the sound of heavy artillery bombardment in the northern part of Nuseirat refugee camp and the northern part of Bureij refugee camp.
The majority of the Israeli military operations are now concentrated on Rafah district, where there has been no letup in fighting. The military has been demolishing complete residential neighbourhoods and thrusting troops and tanks deeper into the Shaboura and Yibna neighbourhoods and close to the Tal as-Sultan neighbourhood.
Ambulances are struggling to rescue Palestinians who are injured in areas of confrontations. The vast majority of Rafah’s medical sector is out of service and they depend on field hospitals in the al-Mawasi area, which is a long distance away.
Ambulance found destroyed in Jabalia
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says it has found a second ambulance destroyed in northern Gaza’s Jabalia camp, after Israeli forces partially withdrew from the territory on Thursday.
Rescuers with PRCS attempting to reach killed and injured Palestinians have regularly faced threats and attacks from Israeli forces. Since October 7, the organisation says it has lost 30 of its staff members, including 17 killed while on the job.
A second PRCS ambulance was found in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, destroyed by the Israeli occupation forces during their recent invasion of the camp. #NotATarget ❌ pic.twitter.com/I4x3a8juAD
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) June 2, 2024
Nearly 36,440 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks since October 7: Health Ministry
Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 36,439 Palestinians and wounded 82,627 since October 7, the Palestinian enclave’s Health Ministry said. There have been 60 Palestinians killed and 220 injured in the past 24 hours, the ministry statement added.
Palestinian rescuers recover 50 more bodies from Jabalia
Ambulances and civil defence crews have found 50 more bodies in northern Gaza’s Jabalia, bringing the total number uncovered there in recent days to 120, reports the Wafa news agency.
The rescuers are continuing to search for dozens of people who are missing in the area, which Israeli forces partially withdrew from on Thursday after a deadly 20-day operation.
As we’ve been reporting, Jabalia residents have returned to their hometown to find their homes and neighbourhoods wrecked, with many of their loved ones missing.
