Dozens of individuals have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Rafah district within the far south of the Gaza Strip, the place a whole lot of 1000’s of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge from Israel’s bombardment in northern Gaza.
A minimum of 29 individuals have been killed in air strikes on residential buildings on Tuesday.
Israel beforehand ordered Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza because it pounded the north within the first weeks of its assault on the besieged territory, however the navy has since expanded its offensive to the south, leaving no protected locations for civilians.
A minimum of 13 Palestinians have been additionally killed and plenty of others injured in an Israeli air raid on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Well being within the enclave mentioned.
Al Jazeera Arabic’s Anas al-Sharif mentioned the dimensions of the destruction was “massive”.
“Victims are just lying on the ground. Many have been killed, bodies ripped apart. Even animals aren’t spared,” he mentioned as residents carried the wounded whereas others positioned our bodies on donkey carts.
“The scale of the destruction is massive because this area was purposely bombed by Israeli fighter jets. Bodies are everywhere. This is beyond description,” al-Sharif mentioned.
An aged man referred to as it “a massacre”.
“This is a residential area, and we are all peaceful civilians. Many of us were venturing out to try to find some food,” he mentioned. “Where are those who speak of human rights? Look at all these civilians killed in a residential area.”
Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra mentioned on Tuesday that “214 people killed and 300 wounded have arrived at hospitals, and a large number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads.”
