Gaza death toll rises
At least 43,665 people have been killed and 103,076 wounded in Israeli military attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclave’s Health Ministry says.
Of those, 62 Palestinians were killed and 147 wounded in the latest 48-hour reporting period, the ministry added.
Evacuees from Gaza’s Beit Hanoon recount horrors of Israeli attacks
People are fleeing northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoon town as the Israeli army tightens its siege and bombardment for the second month.
Al Jazeera spoke to some of the evacuees. Here are their testimonies:
Ihab Abu lamoon “All of a sudden, we heard an explosion; and smoke started to rise. We ran to the beach assuming it was safe, but we found two of the street cleaners ripped to pieces; a dozen children lying injured on the ground with shrapnel all over their bodies.”
Ahmed al-Kafarna “The [displacement] journey is strenuous and fearful, nothing but fear, toil, starvation and homelessness; above all, total humiliation. Where are those pontificating on humanity? Where is the West preaching on justice and freedom? We are fleeing destruction and slaughter to more devastation and killing.”
Sohiar Abu Ouda “The Israelis have been wreaking killing in Beit Hanoon all night long; pounding the few buildings still standing, especially those on crossroads. We could not even bury the dead. Many bodies are still buried under the debris. Israeli warplanes, quadcopters and artillery have been bombarding us all night long. Even snipers were deployed and started gunning down civilians.”
Mohammed el-Kafarna “Only two relief aid trucks entered, one carrying flour; the other carrying canned food. The following day, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the area. They filmed the trucks only for their propaganda. As you see, we were forcibly evacuated; humiliated and worn out.”
Palestinians displaced from shelters in Beit Hanoon cross the main Salah al-Din route into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on bicycles and donkey carts after Israeli army evacuation orders
Two newborn babies among six killed in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah
Two newborn babies were among six people killed in air raids in the western part of Deir el-Balah. We saw their mothers crying and carrying them out of the Al-Aqsa Hospital. It was a very heartbreaking moment, like every single day.
Israeli forces have also targeted a group of Palestinians waiting for aid to arrive, killing 12 people. The number is likely to increase because there are critically injured people.
We’re talking about a population that has not been working for over a year and is completely dependent on aid for food, water and hygiene. People here are struggling to find food and shelter as winter is approaching.
