‘Beyond desperation’: Gaza’s displaced struggle to survive with nothing
Michail Fotiadis from medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says the situation in al-Mawasi where Israel ordered hundreds of thousands of people is “heartbreaking”.
“Everybody is looking for a place to pitch a tent, but the materials are not available. The situation is really dire for the population. Access to water is very difficult,” Fotiadis told Al Jazeera from al-Mawasi, described by Israel as a “humanitarian zone”.
He said more Palestinians continue to arrive from northern Gaza with nothing after escaping Israel’s military onslaught.
“Usually, in a situation like this, survival prevails. But Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have had to endure so many different displacements, so many situations of fear. They are beyond desperation.”
Children killed in Israeli air strike on school in Gaza City
A deadly air attack has hit al-Mu’atassim School in western Gaza City, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians sheltering there. The victims include children and women, and the strike came without prior warning.
It destroyed tents that housed displaced families seeking safety, with survivors describing waking up to explosions, fire, and chaos.
Victims pulled out of al-Shifa Hospital doctor’s bombed home
A statement on Telegram says civil defence teams recovered three people from the Abu Salmiya family home in western Gaza, which was targeted by Israel in the morning. “A missing person is still under the rubble, and our crews are trying to reach him,” the statement by the rescue agency said.
As we reported earlier, several people were killed in the attack on Dr Mohammed Abu Salmiya’s family home, including his brother and sister-in-law.
