Israeli military arrests more than 200 people in northern Gaza
The Israeli military said its Division 162 has eliminated “dozens of terrorists” and destroyed “terrorist infrastructure” in the Jabalia refugee camp since its military operation began in northern Gaza in early October.
The military also said it had arrested “more than 200 terrorists” in the same timeframe.
Israeli forces have held northern Gaza under 20 days of punishing siege, killing at least 640 people since October 4, and trapping about 400,000 people without access to food, water or medicine, according to the UN.
“Genocide is unfolding in northern Gaza in its clearest form, in full view of the world,” the Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Ministry warned in a statement on Sunday.
Mother and child killed in Israeli bombing of Jabalia
Two people have been killed in the latest Israeli air attack on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. A mother and her child were the victims, according to the official Wafa news agency, which said their home was hit on Thursday morning.
Jabalia and the northern parts of Gaza are now undergoing a 20th day of intense ground attacks and aerial bombardment. So far, more than 770 people have been killed and 1,000 wounded in the Israeli attacks on Jabalia, the Government Media Office in Gaza announced on Wednesday.
Israeli forces destroy only firetruck in north Gaza, ending rescue services
As it advances into the 20th day of siege and attacks on northern Gaza, the Israeli military has forced a halt to all rescue operations in the heavily bombed area.
These are the latest updates from the Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza, which also released the image below of its destroyed firetruck.
- The Israeli military arrested five civil defence workers in Gaza’s Sheikh Zayed area and took them to an unknown location.
- Israeli tanks targeted the only firefighting vehicle in the northern Gaza Strip with their shells and set it on fire.
- The fate of three wounded civil defence personnel who were targeted by an Israeli drone in the Beit Lahiya Project area is unknown after contact was lost with them.
The Israeli military destroyed the only firefighting vehicle in the northern Gaza Strip
‘Women forced into holes’: Israel’s intimidation tactics
We contacted a number of civilians who managed to flee Jabalia in northern Gaza and move to Gaza City.
They shared with us disturbing details about what is going on in the Jabalia refugee camp and Beit Lahiya, especially in light of forced evacuation orders being issued to families in the north.
They told us the Israeli army surrounded evacuation centres and shelters, and forced men to separate from women, taking them to other locations in the north.
They said the Israeli army dug huge holes in the ground and forced women to jump inside. Israeli tanks later started to move around these holes, throwing up huge amounts of dust as a sort of intimidation tactic.
Later, they gave the women a short amount of time to flee to Gaza City while horrific Israeli attacks were ongoing in nearby areas.
We have also heard that over 150 Palestinians were detained in the northern parts of Gaza and taken to Israel.
Israeli forces attacking, arresting rescue teams in Gaza’s north: Civil defence official
Muhammad al-Mughair, director of the supply department with the Gaza civil defence, says Israeli forces have ordered its rescue teams to evacuate areas in the north and head towards the Indonesian Hospital.
“A lot of our teams refused to obey the orders. Around five of our teams have been arrested. The Israeli forces have also attacked them before the time limit to evacuate. Three of our people have been wounded, and five vehicles were also attacked in the Beit Lahiya area,” he told Al Jazeera.
In parts of central Gaza, civil defence workers are working on putting out fires, al-Mughair revealed. He said the capabilities of the civil defence crews were “very limited” due to a lack of fuel and spare parts.
Gaza’s death toll rises
At least 42,847 people have been killed and 100,544 wounded in Israeli military attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry says. Of those, 55 Palestinians were killed and 132 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added.
