Hundreds of Palestinians remain trapped under the rubble
Hundreds of Palestinians are trapped under the rubble after Israeli forces hit two densely populated houses in the northern Gaza Strip today. According to health officials, 13 Palestinians were killed in northern Gaza since the early hours of this morning.
For 12 days now, there have been no ambulances, civil defence teams, or paramedics in the northern Gaza Strip.
There have been endless appeals and calls from families saying they have live people trapped under the rubble, that their family members are trapped and no one could rescue them.
People were digging with their bare hands. The families said they do not have any equipment to help those trapped under the rubble.
‘Apocalypse unfolding’ in north Gaza: Save the Children
“We are seeing the apocalypse now unfolding in the north of Gaza,” says Rachael Cummings from Save the Children International. While Israel continues to issue forced displacement orders, it is not safe to move, she added.
“People are being constantly bombarded with aerial attacks and of course, we know that the food and the water is not sufficient. The convoys of food and water are being denied into the north … It is absolutely catastrophic.”
Death toll rises in Gaza
At least 43,341 people have been killed and 102,105 wounded in Israeli military attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry says.
Of those, 27 Palestinians were killed and 86 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added.
Israeli air strike kills seven in Khan Younis: Report
The southern part of the city of Khan Younis has just been attacked. An air strike carried out by the Israeli military targeted a residential home, killing seven members of one family, including four children.
Three of the young boys who were inside the house were all transferred to Nasser Medical Complex.
