Israeli army shooting at Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza
The Israeli army is now shooting indiscriminately on Palestinians trying to flee as-Saftawi in northern Gaza.
This comes after the army warned residents of northern Gaza to evacuate to the south.
Qassam Brigades says two Israeli tanks, bulldozer hit in Rafah
As the Israeli military attacks northern Gaza from the air and ground, the armed wing of Hamas reports that ground fighting continues in the southern part of the enclave as well.
Qassam Brigades said Palestinian fighters used Yassin-105 anti-armour explosive shells in the al-Jnaina neighbourhood east of Rafah city in the southernmost part of Gaza to hit two Merkava tanks and a D9 bulldozer of the Israeli military.
Palestinians refusing to leave homes in Jabalia and north despite latest evacuation order
It was Israel’s plan from the first day of the war to empty northern Gaza including Gaza City. But so far, Palestinians, especially those who are in the northern parts of the Strip, are refusing to leave their homes.
We have seen numerous evacuation orders in the past week. We’re talking about an eighth consecutive day of this operation taking place in Jabalia in the north. Israeli forces issued another evacuation order for area D-5 this morning but people refused to leave even though they have been facing many hardships.
This is not the first ground operation of the Israeli army in Jabalia. The Palestinians say they prefer dying in their homes because they believe that there is no place safe across the Gaza Strip, so even if they evacuate they might get killed on the way.
Israel has carried out ‘massacres’ in Jabalia under US protection
Hamas has accused the Israeli army of committing “massacres” in northern Gaza’s Jabalia region, claiming the attacks were carried out as “retaliation against unarmed civilians under American cover”.
In a statement on Saturday, Hamas condemned what it described as Israeli “Nazi occupation’s massacres” that targeted a residential area in Jabalia late on Friday, killing at least 22 people and wounded more than 90.
“These massacres are a continuation of the ongoing criminal genocide against our people, shielded by American support,” the statement said, adding that these escalated strikes on civilians are an attempt to “punish the population for their resilience and rejection of displacement”.
“The ongoing Nazi terrorist crimes, now in their second year, demonstrate to the world that this rogue, fascist entity is bloodthirsty and seeks revenge through further genocide against our people in Gaza and the Lebanese population.”
Israeli siege in northern Gaza ‘having a disastrous impact on food security’
Northern Gaza, which has again been under an Israeli military siege for more than a week, is experiencing fast-rising levels of food security, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
“No food aid has entered the north since October 1,” the UN organisation said. “It is unclear how long WFP’s remaining food supplies in the north, already distributed to shelters and health facilities, will last.”
Escalating violence in northern #Gaza is having a disastrous impact on food security.
No food aid has entered the north since 1 October.
It is unclear how long WFP’s remaining food supplies in the north, already distributed to shelters and health facilities, will last.
— World Food Programme (@WFP) October 12, 2024
