Israeli army bombed 18 civil defence sites in Gaza, agency says
Our colleagues in Al Jazeera Arabic have quoted the group’s deputy director, Brigadier General Samir al-Khatib, as saying about 92 civil defence members were killed and more than 300 injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza.
“The occupation bombed and destroyed 18 civil defence sites in the Strip, and we are now working without official sites,” al-Khatib said. “The occupation has forced civil defence crews to leave the northern Gaza governorates,” he added.
The northern part of the Strip is under the siege of the Israeli army, which has continued its relentless attacks in the region for several weeks.
Israeli forces plant explosive traps around Gaza’s besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital
The situation continues to escalate as Israeli forces launch attacks on areas across the Gaza Strip, including Nuseirat, Rafah and the northern parts which have been under blockade for more than 70 days now without any basic necessities.
There have been several strikes in the past 24 hours, trapping Palestinians under the rubble of buildings after two homes were targeted. We don’t have the full information yet because we are unable to access those areas.
This has been increasingly happening because Israeli troops force civil defence teams and paramedics to evacuate areas. The Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza is also facing a very difficult situation, with the latest including Israeli forces planting booby traps in areas surrounding the facility.
At least 15 killed in Beit Lahiya attack
We’ve just received confirmed reports that 15 Palestinians were killed in Beit Lahiya where they were sheltering in a house.
There are still Palestinians still trapped under the rubble. But the fact that there are no civil defence teams and no ambulances there any more is making it very difficult for us to know what’s happening in that area.
Beit Lahiya, Jabalia and Beit Hanoon in the northern Gaza Strip have been under siege for more than 70 days. Kamal Adwan is the only hospital operating right now in the northern Gaza Strip. It’s also suffering from a lack of medical supplies, and also of doctors and medical personnel.
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