Israeli attacks kill 5 people in southern Gaza’s Rafah
At least five people have been killed and others injured in Israeli attacks in Rafah city in southern Gaza. Medical sources in Gaza told the Wafa news agency that three young men were killed and others were injured after a drone hit a group of people in the al-Jnaina area, east of Rafah.
They added that two civilians were killed by Israeli warplanes in the Khirbet al-Adas area, north of the city.
Khan Younis runs out of fuel to operate water, sewage facilities
The Khan Younis municipality in southern Gaza has announced it ran out of fuel to keep water and sewage facilities working.
Basic services such as sanitation, waste collection, and transport are no longer in service, which will result in the spread of health hazards and disease among residents, Palestinian media quoted the municipality as saying.
The inability to operate water wells and desalination plants deprives more than 1.2 million residents of their basic rights to obtain clean water for drinking and other uses, it said.
Gaza death toll hits 43,799; 35 killed in the past day
The number of people killed in Israel’s war on Gaza has reached 43,799, its Health Ministry says. Another 103,601 Palestinians have been wounded in the ongoing attacks that began in October 2023.
The latest casualty figures include 35 killed and 111 injured over the past 24 hours, the ministry said in a statement. The death toll is presumed to be much higher with an estimated 10,000 bodies buried in the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza.
Attack on Gaza City’s Shujayea kills 3 Palestinians
At least three Palestinians have been killed and others wounded after Israeli warplanes bombed a house in eastern Gaza City. Medical sources told Wafa the targeted home belonged to the Samara family in the Shujayea neighbourhood.
Thousands of Palestinians have fled northern Gaza after Israel stepped up a forced displacement campaign in early October. Civilians who remain are under constant bombardment and cut off from food, water, and medical support.
Israel’s destruction of al-Shifa: One year since siege of Gaza’s largest hospital
It has been a year since Israeli forces laid siege to Gaza’s largest hospital and destroyed it. Denounced as “barbaric” by doctors, multiple investigations have debunked Israeli claims that it was a Hamas command centre.
Israel has not been able to provide evidence to back those claims either.
But the iconic al-Shifa Hospital is far from forgotten, as medical workers all over the world continue to rally for those who destroyed it to face justice.
