Palestinian killed, four injured in Israeli attack
One Palestinian was killed and four injured in an Israeli drone attack last night in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp in the territory’s north, al-Awda Hospital has said.
The Israeli army said in a statement that it carried out the attack against a member of the Palestinian armed group, Islamic Jihad.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad rejects Israeli claim of planning attack
The Palestinian armed group has rejected an allegation by the Israeli army that it was planning an attack as a “false claim and slander”.
Israel carried out an air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Saturday, saying it had targeted a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) who was planning to carry out an attack on Israeli soldiers.
In a statement today, the PIJ said the Israeli army’s “claim that Al-Quds Brigades cadres in Nuseirat were preparing yesterday for imminent action is a pure false claim and fabrication through which the occupation seeks to justify its aggression and violation of the ceasefire”.
The PIJ called on the countries mediating the ceasefire to “compel” Israel to stop attacking Gaza. Israel has repeatedly carried out attacks across the territory since the ceasefire came into effect three weeks ago.
Palestinians ‘still believe there is no safety’
Since the early hours of the morning, we have heard endless explosions. These explosions remind us of the explosive-laden vehicles that Israeli forces have used.
Obviously, Israeli forces are destroying more land and more houses in the eastern parts of Gaza, including in the eastern parts of al-Zuwayda and Deir el-Balah, beyond the yellow line [where Israeli forces have agreed to withdraw to].
Also, the attack on Nuseirat yesterday that killed a Palestinian has made Palestinians even more frightened that there could be an air attack at any minute, despite the ceasefire. So, Palestinians still believe there is no safety.
Families in northern Gaza struggling for food, water
The humanitarian situation on the ground is still challenging and has in fact turned into a full-time daily struggle for many of the families returning to the northern parts of Gaza.
There isn’t any active bombardment going on, but surviving the aftermath of two years of ongoing attacks has left people with no options but to try to find whatever is enabling them to survive these difficult conditions.
Water and food remain the greatest challenge for many of the families returning here with no proper access to clean drinking water or regular food supplies.
Gaza City mayor says 250 heavy vehicles needed for reconstruction
Yahya al-Sarraj, the mayor of Gaza City, says the Israeli restrictions on heavy vehicles entering Gaza are inhibiting the ability of the city’s municipal government to engage in clearance and reconstruction work.
In a news conference today, al-Sarraj said the city’s government needed at least 250 heavy vehicles and 1,000 tonnes of cement to build wells and maintain the water network.
