Israeli air raids surge in Gaza City, leaving dozens trapped under rubble
Military operations are intensifying, in particular in Gaza City, in recent hours. We documented a deadly surge of Israeli air raids.
From Nuseirat, we can see huge plumes of smoke from destroyed areas in Gaza City – in Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood and the Shati refugee camp.
Three homes were hit by Israeli attacks in the Shati refugee camp – there are still dozens of people stuck under the rubble of these buildings, as Civil Defence members are unable to retrieve their bodies.
The pace of the military operation is escalating. Israeli troops are advancing slowly, cautiously and under the cover of fire of the Israeli infantry, fighter jets, drones and quadcopters.
There are people still stuck in Gaza City. They don’t have the resources to cover the cost of transport to travel south, and nowhere to go.
Palestinian man Mohammed Sukar carries the body of his niece, Layan Sukar, four, who was killed in an Israeli attack on houses at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, September 23
Israeli army announces killing of soldier in northern Gaza
The military has said soldier Netanel Bozaglo, 27, was killed while fighting in northern Gaza.
According to a tally compiled by the army, this brings the total number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the war, including in the Hamas-led October 7 attack, to 911.
Twelve UNRWA facilities hit in Gaza City in latest Israeli attacks
UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, says 12 of its premises in Gaza City, including nine schools and two health centres, were hit by direct or indirect Israeli strikes over six days earlier this month.
The attacks, detailed in its latest report on developments in Gaza and the occupied West Bank during the week beginning September 11, left at least five displaced Palestinians injured.
The report paints a bleak picture of deteriorating conditions in Gaza amid Israel’s war, with increasing attacks, displacement and malnutrition.
It noted that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs had said about half of the nearly 250,000 displacement movements recorded since mid-August had occurred during the week in question, with growing reports of families sleeping on the streets or in makeshift tents.
About 28,000 cases of acute malnutrition among children less than five years old had been recorded in July and August, exceeding the total number of malnutrition cases in the first half of the year, the report said.
More than 1,700 healthcare workers killed in Gaza since war began: Ministry official
Israeli forces have attacked 38 hospitals since October 2023, killing at least 1,723 healthcare workers, according to Munir al-Bursh, the director general of the Strip’s Health Ministry.
He told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that the St John Eye Hospital, the al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital and the Sheikh Hamad Hospital in Gaza City are now out of service.
He warned that Israel’s blockade on aid entering the Strip, including fuel, will cause a “major disaster”, with hospitals at risk of shutting down in 48 hours if no petrol is allowed in.
