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Israeli forces hit southern Gaza areas
Israeli air raids have targeted residential homes in the Brazil neighbourhood, in the southern area of Rafah, our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report.
Israel’s ground offensive in Rafah has been ongoing since early May despite an order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to halt operations there.
Palestinians flee with their belongings as smoke rises in the background, in the area of Tal as-Sultan in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip
‘Devastation of Gaza already happened’
UNICEF spokesperson James Elder says that “so much suffering is being inflicted on Gaza”.
“The intentions must now be clear. The absolute devastation of Gaza, indeed, it’s already happened,” Elder, who is currently in the coastal enclave, added in a video post on X.
“Homes, hospitals, schools, universities, agriculture, the economy… devastated. And still the bombs fall.”
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— James Elder (@1james_elder) June 11, 2024
Majority of people in Gaza ‘fully dependent on humanitarian aid’: EU official
Despite the efforts of humanitarian actors over the past eight months, the amount of aid allowed into Gaza has fallen to unacceptably low levels, said the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, in comments carried by the Wafa news agency.
“A ceasefire is desperately needed to deliver life-saving aid to those in need,” he said at the Gaza summit in Jordan.
He stressed the need to reopen the Rafah and Karem Abu Salem, known as Kerem Shalom to Israelis, crossing points, as well as the Jordan corridor.
“Aid is piling up at Gaza’s borders when children are dying of hunger just a few kilometres away. We can and we must stop this catastrophe,” said Lenarcic.
Israeli military bombs home in Rafah, killing child
The Israeli military has bombed a house in Rafah city in southern Gaza, killing a child, the Wafa news agency reports.
An unspecified number of other people were injured in the attack, which occurred in the al-Nasr neighbourhood in the north of the city, according to Wafa.
Israeli forces have also bombed a home in the Shujayea neighbourhood in the east of Gaza City. No casualty figures have been reported so far from that attack.
