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‘They attacked children, not fugitives’
In Gaza’s southern area of al-Mawasi, seven children were killed yesterday as they queued to collect water, in an area that Israel had marked as a “safe zone”.
Pools of blood mark where the children were standing when the Israeli drone hit. They had been fetching water at these communal taps. “These were children who were getting water… just kids. See what they attacked. They attacked children, not fugitives,” a resident told Al Jazeera.
“They are children, for God’s sake. Have some sympathy. It’s enough. We are exhausted. Stop the bloodshed.”
Six more people die of malnutrition
Gaza’s Health Ministry is reporting that six people, including a child, have died of “famine and malnutrition” in the past 24 hours.
This brings the total number of hunger-related, wartime deaths in Gaza, where Israel is still severely restricting aid access, to 367, including 131 children, according to the ministry.
Gaza City facing intense night-time bombardment
The situation is worsening by the day. Israel has been launching deadly chains of air strikes and heavy artillery bombardment on Gaza City, where the military offensive has started a new, intense phase.
The sky over Tuffah, Shujayea, Sheikh Radwan and Remal is filled with spectral echoes of air strikes and artillery drone fire. We saw distressing images of Israeli drones dropping munitions on ambulances at a clinic in Sheikh Radwan.
Israeli soldiers are also advancing into the urban quarters where hundreds of thousands of people are living. We’ve spoken to families who say the situation is getting worse, especially the intensity of bombardment during the night.
Three aid seekers killed by Israeli forces in Rafah
- Three aid seekers were killed near the GHF distribution site in Rafah.
- The attack also wounded other Palestinians seeking aid.
- Five people were wounded in a strike targeting an area west of Nuseirat in central Gaza.
