Another journalist killed by Israel
The Gaza Journalists Syndicate says that Moataz Raja was “assassinated” by the Israeli army while covering its war on the Strip. It said that an Israeli aircraft targeted a civilian vehicle he was riding on al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City, killing him instantly.
At least 221 journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to syndicate figures.
Major strikes on central Gaza kill 19, Health Ministry says
A series of Israeli attacks on residential buildings in the Bureij refugee camp have killed 19 people, the ministry confirmed. This brings today’s death toll to at least 37 people killed by the Israeli army.
Israel used internationally banned weapons in Bureij camp attack: Hospital spokesperson
Israeli forces used internationally prohibited weapons to bomb the Bureij refugee camp, says the spokesperson of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, the facility where victims and the wounded were taken to after the attack.
Bodies arrived to the hospital charred, the spokesperson told Al Jazeera.
The spokesperson also sounded the alarm on Gaza’s destroyed healthcare system, stating that 22 hospitals are completely out of service, with 70,000 children at risk of death due to malnutrition, and 11,000 patients in need of immediate treatment while there is a shortage of supplies and medicine due to Israel’s blockade.
Gaza Health Ministry says cancer treatment in ‘catastrophic’ condition
The Health Ministry has said intravenous chemotherapy and medical follow-up services for cancer patients in the Gaza Strip have been suspended, while 64 percent of cancer medications are out of stock.
The evacuation of the European Hospital and the Gaza Cancer Centre exacerbated the situation, the statement said, adding that 11,000 cancer patients are without adequate treatment and healthcare.
“Cancer patients are trapped in catastrophic health, social, psychological and economic conditions,” it said. “[We call] on all parties to pressure [Israel] to enable patients to travel for treatment abroad and bring in the necessary medication.”
Gaza death toll rises
At least 54,249 Palestinians have been killed since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza and 123,492 wounded, according to the latest update by Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Israeli army has killed 3,986 Palestinians and wounded 11,451 others since resuming hostilities in Gaza on March 18. The ministry added that 67 bodies and 184 injured people arrived at Gaza hospitals in the past 24 hours
