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SvennoJ 3 days ago
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Israeli forces killed more than 200 people in Gaza in 3 days

The past few days remind us of the initial days of this genocidal war across the Gaza Strip. More than 200 people have been killed in the past three days due to the ongoing attacks on residential buildings, on groups of people gathering in the streets, in marketplaces or inside their shelters.

Just yesterday alone, more than 60 people were killed. And contrary to Israeli statements [that claim their targets are Hamas operatives] we are seeing women and children making up the vast majority of casualties.

Early evening yesterday, Israeli forces hit a gathering of people in front of an evacuation centre in Bureij refugee camp, which was an UNRWA school, who were buying dinner at a falafel shop or buying something to drink. The drone attack killed four people and injured many others.

Hospitals are also overwhelmed.

At the emergency department here at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, people were left on the floor and others were waiting to be admitted into the operating theatre. And by the time it’s their turn, it’s too late – they have already bled to death. The burns are quite severe, and no pain medication is available at the hospital.

There is also a silent death going on. In the past weeks, due to the ongoing attacks, people are dying quietly because of the lack of medical supplies.


Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on houses in Gaza City, on January 4


Israel claims it hit more than 100 Gaza targets in last two days

The Israeli military has issued a statement, claiming it struck more than 100 targets across the Gaza Strip in the last two days, killing several Hamas fighters. The military also said it hit a number of launch sites from which projectiles were fired towards Israeli territory, the statement added.

What’s happening at North Gaza hospitals?

As we’ve been reporting, Israeli forces have ordered the evacuation of the last semi-functional hospital in the North Gaza governorate.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • Israeli forces on Friday ordered the immediate evacuation of the al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia. Aid groups say the Israeli military issued a similar order for the nearby Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, but the army has denied it.
  • Relief International, a humanitarian group, said there were 65 staff and 36 patients at the al-Awda Hospital at the time of the evacuation order.
  • The WHO said on December 30 that the Indonesian Hospital – which was severely damaged and raided by Israeli forces earlier in December – was housing seven patients along with 15 caregivers and some health workers. All of them had been taken there from the Kamal Adwan Hospital, which Israeli forces had raided and destroyed on December 27. The WHO said the Indonesian Hospital does not have the ability to provide any medical care.
  • Images from the Indonesian Hospital, obtained by Al Jazeera, show children among the severely injured patients.
  • Israel has defended its raids on Gaza’s hospitals, claiming Palestinian armed groups use them for military purposes, but the UN’s human rights chief, Volker Turk, told the Security Council that the Israeli military has not provided evidence to back the claim.