Families seek makeshift shelter as Gaza City lies in ruin
A drone view shows the destruction in a residential neighbourhood of Gaza City, October 18
Displaced Palestinians live in tents after Israel destroyed their homes
Gaza’s civil defence says nine out of 11 bodies recovered from Israeli attack
Gaza’s civil defence says its teams, in coordination with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), have managed to recover the bodies of nine people following an Israeli attack yesterday that killed 11 people.
“Meanwhile, the bodies of two children remain missing, as their remains were scattered due to the intensity of the bombardment, and the difficult field and environmental conditions in the area have hindered retrieval efforts,” the group added.
Israel will ‘strictly’ enforce so-called yellow line: Katz
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said Israeli troops will be “strictly enforcing” the demarcation line in Gaza to which they withdrew as part of the ceasefire deal, in order to prevent anyone from approaching or crossing it.
Without mentioning a specific incident, Katz’s comment comes just hours after Israeli forces killed 11 members of a single family – including seven children – in an attack east of Gaza City. Gaza’s Civil Defence said the family had crossed the yellow line in their vehicle when they were fired upon.
As we’ve been reporting, the yellow line is not clearly marked on the ground in Gaza and many Palestinians are not aware of where Israeli troops are positioned, leaving them vulnerable to being attacked.
In his post on social media, Katz also said Israel’s “security policy” in Gaza still includes disarming Hamas, securing the return of all captives’ bodies, and strictly overseeing all crossings, among other things.
