Gaza death toll rises to 19 after Israel bombs police headquarters in Gaza City
The number of people killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn has risen to 19, according to medical sources speaking to Al Jazeera.
A source in Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that at least seven people were killed in an Israeli bombing that targeted a police headquarters in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Earlier, five people were killed in central Gaza and seven others in the al-Mawasi area of southern Gaza.
‘Genocide is still active’: Israeli attacks cause panic among many in Gaza
In central Gaza, public facility is being threatened by the Israeli military. It is located in the middle of what has been a market area for the past two years, and which is quite busy at this time of day. It’s causing mayhem, fear and panic among displaced Palestinians, as well as the residents of Deir el-Balah city.
Over the past several hours, the Israeli military also carried out several attacks across the Gaza Strip, including Jabalia and Gaza City. In one, a residential flat was targeted at about 4am [02:00 GMT) in the morning, in which a woman and her children were all killed while sleeping. Further south, a tent was targeted by a drone strike, killing a man, his children and his grandchildren.
It’s hard to find good news from the Gaza Strip, but if there is a tiny sliver of hope, it is with the Rafah crossing due to open tomorrow under phase two of the ceasefire agreement. Still, the current plan focuses on pedestrian movement and that does not translate automatically into trucks, fuel and medical supplies entering freely.
Let’s keep in mind that the Israeli military made it bluntly clear that any progress to later phases of the ceasefire is conditional. The genocide is still active, due to Israel’s restrictions on people and supplies coming to the Gaza Strip.
Gaza death toll since dawn rises again
At least 25 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces outside their deployment areas assigned by the October 10 ceasefire agreement, according to medical sources speaking to Al Jazeera.
The death toll includes 18 people killed in Gaza City, they said.
Boys fly a kite against the backdrop of smoke rising after an Israeli air attack in the west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 31
