‘Three generations wiped out in single air strike’
It was another sleepless night in Gaza City. Israeli forces are using remotely operated explosive devices in neighbourhoods, coupled with heavy air and artillery attacks covering much of the eastern part of Gaza City.
In one attack, 14 people from one family were killed. We’re talking about three generations wiped out in one single air strike.
The Israeli military is also using the intimidating tactic of illuminating the skies above Gaza City. For the second night in a row, they used flare bombs, creating fear among displaced people already forced to seek shelter anywhere they can find it.
Palestinians inspect the site of Israeli air attacks on houses at Shati refugee camp
What remains of Gaza City?
Israel has been demolishing Gaza City’s high-rise towers, flattening entire blocks that once housed thousands of people. The Palestinian Civil Defence said at least 50 multistorey buildings have been destroyed in recent weeks as Israeli forces press their assault on the city, all amid a wave of forced displacements.
Some neighbourhoods have faced near-total destruction. In Gaza City’s Zeitoun area alone, more than 1,500 homes and buildings have been destroyed since early August, leaving parts of the district with no buildings left standing.
‘Mayhem’ as residential tower, homes attacked in Gaza City
The past few minutes have been quite intense in the western part of Gaza City, with multiple air strikes rocking the area, including in the vicinity of a UNRWA medical centre that serves thousands of people living nearby. We counted three massive explosions.
Evacuation orders were issued, but the entire area had to scramble for shelter before the designated site was bombed. The evacuation orders did not give people enough time to gather their stuff and caused chaos and mayhem. We’ve seen this scenario repeatedly over the past months.
The attack targeted a cluster of residences, including a residential tower across the street from the medical facility. As far as we know, the tower is still standing, though it sustained a great deal of damage. But the cluster of homes was completely destroyed.
This adds to a series of long, tough hours since early this morning.
There has been a mixture of drone attacks, fighter jet attacks and heavy artillery targeting more areas, including a school that was just completely destroyed. That school was located in the Shati refugee camp. Many people had taken refuge in it, but have now been forced back into the streets one more time.
Number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza today hits 50
The number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza so far today keeps rising, with medical sources now putting the death toll to at least 50.
The figure includes at least 37 people killed in Gaza City and the north of the besieged territory.
