‘No soap, no morphine’ as violence increases in northern Gaza
Afeef Nessouli, a medical volunteer with Glia International, says that the situation in Gaza is “only getting worse with time”.
In northern Gaza, he says that there has been a “shocking uptick in violence” in the past couple of days, but that hospitals are treating “explosive injuries”, including amputations, without resources.
“They don’t have soap, they don’t have morphine,” he said.
Nessouli also said that the ongoing blockade means that people have been suffering from hunger for 70 days.
“Hungry children are eating molded bread. They’re eating rice off of the ground,” he said.
Injuries reported as Israeli forces attack another tent near Khan Younis
Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report that at least three Palestinians have been injured by another Israeli air strike on a tent near the Taiba Towers, west of Khan Younis.
Researchers say Israel is constructing new militarised ‘corridor’ in Gaza
Forensic Architecture, a research group based at Goldsmiths, University of London, says that Israel announced plans for the ‘Morag Corridor’ on April 2nd.
“Since that time, we’ve identified widespread destruction throughout the remains of Rafah city, and several new Israeli military outposts,” Forensic Architecture said.
As we’ve been reporting, the Israeli military says its new Gaza offensive will see Israeli forces “seize controlled areas in the Gaza Strip”.
Earlier this month, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Israel had already expelled Palestinians from 70 percent of the Gaza Strip.
Israel is constructing a second militarised ‘corridor’ in Gaza, to expand their control of the Strip. Plans for the Morag Corridor were announced on 2 April; since that time, we’ve identified widespread destruction throughout the remains of Rafah city, and several new Israeli… pic.twitter.com/ZYg0gSYAH1
— Forensic Architecture (@ForensicArchi) May 16, 2025
