Israel attacks intensify in Gaza targeting hospitals, civilian areas

Ahram Online , Monday 11 Nov 2024

The Israeli forces escalated their assault on Gaza on Monday, with strikes targeting hospitals, homes, and civilian infrastructure, resulting in a significant rise in casualties, according to WAFA news agency.

Damaged house in central gaza
Laundry hangs to dry in front of a severely damaged house used as a shelter by displaced Palestinians, in the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. AFP

 

Medical sources reported the death of a man who was shot in the chest by an Israeli drone near Al-Awda Hospital, marking an alarming escalation of attacks near medical facilities.

Israel's artillery shelling struck a home west of the Al-Nuseirat camp, killing three people and injuring others.

Moreover, Israeli aircraft targeted the reception and emergency department at Kamal Adwan Hospital, injuring three medical staff.

The continued Israeli artillery shelling of Al-Awda Hospital in Al-Nuseirat has put the patients and medical workers at serious risk.

On Monday evening, an elderly woman was killed and five other civilians injured in an Israeli artillery bombardment targeting Jabalia's Al-Nazla area in the northern Gaza Strip.

 


A displaced Palestinian child carries a bag to fill with items found in a pile of rubbish, in the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. AFP

Earlier in the day, medical sources reported at least eight people killed in Al-Nuseirat camp as intense shelling and airstrikes rocked central Gaza.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that Israel’s military campaign on the Gaza Strip since 7 October 2023 has killed at least 43,603 Palestinians and injured more than 102,929 others.

A UN analysis indicated that nearly 70 percent of the casualties were women and children.

In the occupied West Bank, five Palestinians, including a child, were injured by Israeli gunfire, and two others were arrested during a raid on Jalazone camp north of Ramallah.

Security sources told WAFA that the Israeli forces stormed Jalazone camp, firing live and rubber bullets as well as toxic gas grenades at citizens and their homes.

Additionally, Israel's forces arrested eight citizens from Hebron Governorate in the southern West Bank.

Since the start of the Israeli campaign on Gaza in 2023, violence by Israeli forces and settlers has intensified across the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem.

According to official Palestinian data, this surge in violence has led to the killing of 779 Palestinians, approximately 6,300 injuries, and the arrest of over 11,600.

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