Israeli Strike Sets Gaza Displacement Tents Ablaze as West Bank Raids Intensify
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-strike-sets-gaza-displacement-tents-ablaze-as-west-bank-raids-intensify/
- An Israeli airstrike in western Gaza City triggered a fire that spread to tents sheltering displaced families.
- Around 1.9 million Palestinians remain displaced across Gaza amid dire humanitarian conditions.
- The death toll in Gaza has risen to 72,136 Palestinians killed since October 2023.
- Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in Duma village near Nablus in the West Bank.
- Israeli forces carried out multiple raids and arrests across West Bank towns and cities.
Israeli Strike Burns Displacement Tents in Gaza
An Israeli airstrike on a building in western Gaza City ignited a fire that spread to nearby tents sheltering displaced families on Wednesday evening.
According to the Anadolu news agency, Israeli warplanes carried out several strikes targeting a government building in the Ansar area after issuing an evacuation warning. The explosion sparked a fire that quickly spread to tents housing displaced Palestinians in the surrounding area. The tents were sheltering families who had fled their homes during Israel’s ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza’s Civil Defense said firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control after the fire spread to the displacement camp. There were no immediate reports of casualties, though dozens of families were left without shelter.
My people are burning alive.
Where is humanity? Where is your conscience, world?
again
Israel is committing crimes before your very eyes.
And the world remains complicit in silence and abandonment. 💔 pic.twitter.com/JuvYw9Kt43
— Abdullah Omar🇵🇸 (@Abdullah_Om3r03) March 11, 2026
Humanitarian Crisis Continues
The incident comes amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. According to Palestinian officials, around 1.9 million people out of Gaza’s population of 2.4 million are currently displaced, living in worn-out tents lacking basic necessities.
Despite the ceasefire agreement, living conditions have not significantly improved. Palestinian authorities say Israel has failed to fully implement commitments under the agreement to allow the entry of sufficient food, humanitarian aid, medical supplies and shelter materials, including tents and mobile housing units.
Israeli occupation forces have also continued what Palestinians describe as daily violations of the ceasefire, including shelling and gunfire. According to Palestinian data, 650 Palestinians have been killed and 1,732 injured since the ceasefire took effect.
Settlers Burn Mosque in West Bank Settlers have obstructed traffic and closed routes in Wadi Sa’ir, located north of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank. pic.twitter.com/Sc9CI3ly2f
Meanwhile, illegal Israeli Jewish settlers carried out an attack on a mosque in the village of Duma, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. According to Palestinian sources cited by Anadolu, settlers set fire to the entrance of the mosque and spray-painted Hebrew slogans on its walls.
Anti-settlement activist Suleiman Dawabsheh said a group of settlers entered the village before dawn and ignited the fire. Residents and Palestinian Civil Defense crews managed to extinguish the flames before they spread further inside the building.
The fire damaged the mosque’s entrance and caused smoke damage inside the prayer hall. The Palestinian Awqaf and Religious Affairs Ministry condemned the attack, describing it as “an attempt to desecrate Islamic holy sites during Ramadan.”
Israeli Raids, Arrests Continue
Israeli occupation forces also carried out a series of raids and arrest campaigns across the occupied West Bank. According to Quds News Network, Israeli troops stormed several towns and neighborhoods overnight.
In the northern West Bank, forces raided homes in Shuweika suburb north of Tulkarm during an ongoing incursion. In Azzun, east of Qalqilya, Israeli forces searched homes and arrested two young men, Ziad Allama and Sanad Hussein.
Israeli occupation forces also carried out raids in Beita and Awrif near Nablus, while arrest campaigns were reported in Dura and Hebron in the southern West Bank. During the raid in Hebron (Al-Khalil), Israeli occupation forces reportedly arrested Fajr Mansour Al-Natsha, a 14-year-old child. Meanwhile, Israeli troops continued search operations in Bir al-Basha village near Jenin.
