Situation ‘catastrophic’ at site of Israeli attack on Gaza City
Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili is reporting from one of the many sites across Gaza attacked by Israel in recent hours. This strike was on a residential building in Gaza City, in which at least 20 Palestinians were killed, including nine children. Rescue workers are now trying to find survivors trapped under the rubble.
“The fire is breaking out right now, and civil defence forces are trying to put the fire out,” al-Khalili said. “The situation is catastrophic here, as the Israeli military is intensifying its attacks, resulting in the displacement of many Palestinians in this neighbourhood.”
He added that the area struck is densely populated, where thousands of Palestinians live.
‘The whole block is nearly wiped out’: Survivor of Gaza City attack
A survivor from a strike on a residential building in Gaza City recounts the attack, in which at least 20 Palestinians were killed, including nine children.
“We were sitting peacefully when we received a call from a private number telling us to evacuate the entire block immediately – a residential area belonging to the al-Nakhalah family. As you can see, the whole block is nearly wiped out,” one resident, Mahmoud al-Nakhala, told Al Jazeera.
“We still don’t know why two three-story homes were targeted … It’s heartbreaking that people watch what’s happening in Gaza – the suffering, the massacres – and stay silent. At this point, we can’t even comprehend what’s happening here anymore”, he continued.
Civil defence crews are working to remove people from under rubble.
“We are currently in the east of al-Tuffah neighborhood. Warplanes are bombing the area, and right now we are working to extinguish the fires,” Mohammed Essa told Al Jazeera.
“As you can see, the destruction is massive.”
