More civilians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza
No fewer than 50 people were killed across Palestine as Israeli military strikes pounded Jabalia in the north of the enclave on Tuesday, as fierce battles with Hamas-led fighters raged on.
Reports by the Palestinian health officials declared that at least 17 people were killed by Israeli fire near Al-Falouja in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, while 10 others were killed in Bani Suhaila in eastern Khan Younis.
In the early hours of Tuesday, an Israeli airstrike destroyed three houses in the Sabra suburb of Gaza City.
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The local civil emergency service said they recovered two bodies from the site, while the search continued for 12 other people who were believed to have been in the houses at the time of the strike.
Eight others were killed when a house was struck in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.
Jabalia, a region in northern Gaza, has been at the center of an Israeli military operation for over 10 days.
This move has sparked concerns among Palestinians and UN agencies that Israel aims to displace residents from northern Gaza, a claim Israel has denied.
Commenting on the situation in the besieged enclave, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday that the Israeli military appeared to be “cutting off North Gaza completely from the rest of the Gaza Strip.”
Similarly, the ICRC Gaza head of sub-delegation,Adrian Zimmerman, said in a statement, “Amid intense ongoing hostilities and evacuation orders in northern Gaza families are facing unimaginable fear, loss of loved ones, confusion, and exhaustion. People must be able to flee safely, without facing further danger.”
“Many, including the sick and disabled, cannot leave, and they remain protected under international humanitarian law – all possible precautions must be taken to ensure they remain unharmed. Every person displaced has the right to return home in safety,” he added.
