‘Not a normal siege’ in Jabalia
The siege on Jabalia continues for a 15th day. It’s not a normal siege. It’s endless air strikes and endless artillery shelling. Israeli forces are actually invading houses, kicking people out and also forcing them to evacuate and to leave their houses.
We have been seeing footage from the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, especially Jabalia, where Palestinians are on the move, evacuating under endless fire. Not being able to reach food, water, medicine, hospitals – all of this is adding more misery for the Palestinians in Jabalia.
We’re talking about 200,000 Palestinians in those areas.
The Ministry of Health said they are unable to count those killed or injured due to the high number of casualties. There are hundreds of people trapped under the rubble.
There’s no internet, and that’s why it’s very hard to know what is currently happening, but we know that the air strikes have not stopped. Israeli soldiers are kicking people out of their houses and also people are succumbing to their wounds.
Rescue under way after Israeli attack on Gaza school sheltering displaced
Rescuers and civilians have gathered at Asmaa School, a shelter for displaced people in Gaza’s Shati refugee camp, to search for survivors beneath the rubble following an Israeli attack.
Earlier, we reported that the Palestinian Civil Defence confirmed the attack and said it was on an UNRWA-affiliated school-turned-shelter. The Israeli attack has left seven Palestinians dead and wounded others, according to Palestinian health officials.
Civil defence officer Abdullah al-Majlawi said multiple classrooms were hit and that they were still searching for missing people under the rubble.
Blood stains the ground as Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced people at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, October 19
20,000 more Palestinians flee northern Gaza as Israeli military operation intensifies, UN says
A further 20,000 people were forced to flee Jabalya camp in northern Gaza on Friday amid intense fighting, the United Nations said, with many seeking refuge in the organization’s shelters.
People have lost everything. They need everything, including food, water, blankets, and mattresses – the basics of the basics,” said Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Although a dozen trucks of flour were allowed into Gaza City this week, the amount was far from sufficient to meet the escalating needs, according to Lazzarini. Only a few bakeries in the city have been able to step up bread production for distribution to those in UNRWA shelters.
The Biden administration sent a letter to the Israeli government this week, demanding it act to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza within the next 30 days or risk violating US laws governing foreign military assistance.
The situation has worsened due to widespread communication and internet disruptions across Gaza City and northern regions, along with critical shortages of fuel and medical supplies in the remaining operational hospitals, added Lazzarini. Fuel shortages have also affected access to water.
Paltel, Gaza’s primary internet service provider, confirmed a complete internet blackout in the northern Gaza Strip in a statement on Saturday, attributing it to the “ongoing military hostilities.”
