Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Israeli military drone bombs group of people in Gaza City

An Israeli military drone has bombed a group of Palestinians near the al-Tabbaa Tower in the as-Saraya Junction area of Gaza City, killing at least two people and injuring five more, according to local media reports.

Three children killed in attack on al-Mawasi

An Israeli military attack has struck a tent camp in the area of al-Mawasi in southern Gaza, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report. The attack has killed at least four people, including three children, they said.

Israel had previously designated al-Mawasi as a “humanitarian safe zone”.

UNRWA says Gaza’s families have ‘nowhere to go’ after new evacuation orders

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said Israel’s latest evacuation orders in Gaza are contributing to an “endless nightmare of death and destruction” in the war-battered enclave.

As we reported, the latest evacuation orders extend to several areas of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah that were previously part of Gaza’s “humanitarian zone”, further tightening the area deemed “safe” in the Strip.

“Once again, fear spreads as families have nowhere to go,” said the UNRWA in a post on X. “People remain trapped in an endless nightmare of death and destruction on a staggering scale.”

#Gaza: New evacuation orders have been issued by Israeli authorities, even inside the so-called “humanitarian zone”.

Once again, fear spreads as families have nowhere to go. People remain trapped in an endless nightmare of death and destruction on a staggering scale. pic.twitter.com/Myi6z6Ix87

— UNRWA (@UNRWA) August 16, 2024

Medics rescue wounded from Gaza City attack

Earlier today, we reported that Israeli forces had bombed a residence near Gaza City’s Shawa Square. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has now released footage of its medics responding to the scene of that attack this morning.

The medics recovered the bodies of three people killed and rescued four people wounded, according to the relief group.

🚨The Palestine Red Crescent teams recovered three martyrs and four injured individuals early this morning due to the Israeli occupation’s targeting of a residential apartment near Al-Shawa Square in #Gaza City.
📷Footage by volunteer: Yousef Khader. pic.twitter.com/edcheGlYb2

— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) August 16, 2024

No space to bury the dead

After more than 10 months of Israeli bombardment, Gaza is running out of graves to bury its dead in. “Since the war started, we haven’t stopped. Today alone I dug at least 70 graves,” said Najy Abu Hateb, who works as a gravedigger in Khan Younis.

“We’re exhausted. I wish for this war to end.”