Several Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s al-Wafaa Hospital
Israeli forces have carried out attacks on two hospitals in northern Gaza, escalating their attacks on the Strip’s healthcare system.
An Israeli strike on the upper floor of al-Wafaa Hospital in Gaza City killed at least seven people and critically wounded others, according to Gaza’s civil defence.
A witness at the scene of the bombing described seeing bodies “ripped to pieces”. The Israeli military claimed the attack targeted a Hamas “command and control centre” but provided no evidence to support this assertion.
Death toll due to extreme cold in Gaza rises to 7: Media office
The death toll due to the “bitter cold and frost” among displaced Palestinians living in tents has increased to seven, a number that is expected to rise further, according to a statement from Gaza’s Government Media Office.
“We have warned more than once of the danger … [of] air depressions, winter and frost waves coinciding with the tragic reality experienced by our Palestinian people who are being subjected to killing[s], genocide and [the] destruction of homes and vital sectors, and [who] are being subjected to displacement and eviction,” the statement read.
“Heavy rains are expected to continue, as well as the continuation of frost waves and winter cold in the coming days, which poses a great danger, … a real threat to the lives of the displaced who are suffering tragically as a result of the crimes of the ‘Israeli’ occupation,” it added.
Gaza authorities said “dilapidated tents” are not protecting people from the cold, which has killed six babies and one adult in the past week.
“We hold the ‘Israeli’ occupation fully responsible for the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, as well as the US administration and the countries that supported and participated in the genocide such as Britain, Germany and France, and we demand that they stop the genocide,” the statement added.
Qassam Brigades claims killing of at least 5 Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza
The armed wing of Hamas says its fighters managed to successfully execute a “complex operation” to storm a newly established Israeli military post in Jabalia refugee camp, in the north of the Gaza Strip.
The Qassam Brigades said Palestinian fighters “eliminated five soldiers from point zero” and proceeded to burn an Israeli Merkava tank with the crew inside. It added that fighters used hand grenades against an Israeli military four-wheel drive with a number of soldiers inside, inflicting casualties.
The group said that in a separate incident, Qassam fighters destroyed an armoured troop carrier with an explosive shell in Beit Hanoon, also in the northern Strip.
Four Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Jabalia: Report
The Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing medical sources, is reporting that four civilians have been killed and others wounded after Israeli warplanes struck Jabalia, north of Gaza City.
It also reported that Israeli warplanes had bombed a house located near the Jordanian Hospital south of Gaza City.
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