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SvennoJ on 12 June 2024
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Famine in northern Gaza has reached a catastrophic point

A government official in the coastal enclave has spoken to Al Jazeera about the situation in the northern part of Gaza.

Here are his translated comments:

  • The famine in the northern Gaza Strip has reached a catastrophic point, and most food commodities have run out.
  • Hundreds of children and sick people are at risk of death as a result of the catastrophic famine.
  • The relevant international institutions are not doing their duty to force the occupation to respect international laws.

Situation in al-Mawasi ‘extremely dangerous’

Witnesses say the Israeli military has been ramping up the military attacks generally across Rafah.

We saw families today fleeing from Israeli bombardment in al-Mawasi, going to Khan Younis and to central parts of the Gaza Strip. We spoke to them, and they confirmed the situation there is extremely critical and dangerous. Palestinians are no longer able to reside in that area because of the unrelenting attacks carried out by the Israeli army.

Fighting is ongoing in other parts of Rafah between Hamas and Israeli soldiers, close to the western part of the city and the Philadelphi Corridor (border zone with Egypt).

Several injured in Israeli attack on central Gaza

Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report that an Israeli raid has targeted the Burj al-Louh area, west of the Nuseirat camp.

Last week, an Israeli operation in Nuseirat left at least 274 people killed, and hundreds more injured. Exact casualty numbers resulting from this attack are not available at this time, but we will update you as information comes in.


Men walk among the debris in the aftermath of Israeli strikes at the area, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip

Deaths reported after Israeli raid in central Gaza

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report several people have been killed and more injured following an Israeli attack on a house in Nuseirat. Earlier, our colleagues said an Israeli raid had targeted the Burj al-Louh area, west of the Nuseirat camp. It is not immediately clear if the two incidents are related.

Devastation in Bureij refugee camp


People walk past destroyed buildings in the Bureij refugee camp


Palestinians gather in a damaged building used as a temporary shelter in the Bureij refugee camp

Starvation kills an 8-year-old girl in Gaza as Israel obstructs aid

Hanan Al-Zaanin, an eight-year-old Palestinian girl, has died from severe malnutrition due to the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where an Israeli blockade is preventing essential aid supplies from entering the war-torn territory.

Last edited by SvennoJ - on 12 June 2024