At least 30 people were killed in Israeli bombardments on the Gaza Strip on Sunday, local emergency services said, as the army continued its offensive against Hamas in the north of the besieged Palestinian territory, reports theAFP.
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Intense bombardments
Of the “Israeli airstrikes” left at least 17 dead in northern Gaza, Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal told AFP. The deadliest strike was “six dead, including women and children” at a Warsh Agha family home in Beit Lahia in the far north, he said.
In Jabalia, a few kilometers to the south, “an Israeli missile targeted a house of the Al-Najjar family, killing four and wounding three,” he added.
The Hamas Ministry of Health, for its part, reported 13 Palestinians killed in the south of the Gaza Strip during several strikes. One of them left nine people dead, including four children, east of Khan Younes.
The Israeli army “continues its bombings”Mahmoud Bassal told AFP, affirming that houses sheltering civilians are being hit “without prior warning”. Moreover, “the land offensive continues in the North, where the siege is complete”.
Since October 6, the north of the Gaza Strip has been the scene of intense bombings and clashes between the Israeli army and Hamas fighters who, according to Israel, are regrouping in the region.
« Horrible »
Mahmoud Bassal loved that “more than 100,000 northerners are without food, buckets and medicine. They urgently need resources for their survival but we cannot provide any help”he said, the Civil Defense teams no longer having vehicles to transport the wounded or equipment to search the rubble.
Mohammad Salha, director of al-Awda hospital in Nousseirat (center), described in a statement a situation « horrible » in northern Gaza. He said that the establishment had a surgeon, the only one in the north of the territory, while “more than 70% of victims admitted to hospital require surgery.”
