Israel steps up attacks on residential areas of central, northern Gaza
We continue to hear loud Israeli explosions and attacks across central and even northern Gaza. There has been a clear step-up in attacks in these areas.
Overnight and into the early hours of the morning, the Israeli military targeted five residential homes in Gaza City’s Sabra and Shujayea neighbourhoods. At least three people have been killed in Sabra, while five others have been killed so far in Shujayea.
Gaza’s Civil Defence says its crews have managed to rescue a number of civilians trapped under the rubble in these areas. There are still some missing victims.
In the central area, the Bureij refugee camp has been widely targeted. We can still hear the sound of explosions there. At least one Palestinian has been reported killed, with two others wounded. They have been transferred to al-Awda Hospital for treatment.
Palestinians walk past destroyed buildings at al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip
Palestinian girl dies of malnutrition: Report
Citing a health official, the Reuters news agency is reporting that the girl died overnight in Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital. She is among dozens of children to die from starvation or dehydration during the war, including at least four others this week.
Many more could suffer the same fate as one in five Palestinians in Gaza face “catastrophic food insecurity”, according to the UN’s hunger monitoring system.
Israeli tanks rolling into Shujayea: Report
Israeli tanks are moving into Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood and waging fierce attacks as people flee, according to local residents quoted by Reuters.
The ongoing attacks in Shujayea, which also suffered a wave of overnight bombardment, are making it impossible for rescuers to reach injured people in the area, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense.
“We are being starved in Gaza City, and are being hunted by tanks and planes with no hope that this war is ever ending,” Mohammad Jamal, a 25-year-old resident of Gaza City told Reuters.
Palestinians fleeing Shujayea ‘don’t know where to go’
We can now bring you accounts from Palestinians fleeing Israel’s surprise assault on Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood.
Footage verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking agency shows crowds of people in eastern Gaza, many carrying their belongings in backpacks and carts, walking westwards.
One elderly man said he would head towards al-Shifa Hospital. Many others have no idea where they will go. “We were suddenly and intensively bombarded by Israel,” said one man fleeing the area on foot. “We came out and we don’t know where to go.”
“Today, we saw shelling … and injured people on the ground,” said a woman, also leaving on foot. “I don’t know where I will go with my family.”
