An Israeli air strike is said to have hit a large residential area in the Jabalia refugee camp in the north of Gaza. Palestinian health authorities say that at least 50 people are dept. Around 150 are said to be injured.
A video from the AFP news agency shows at least 47 dead who have been pulled from the ruins after the attack that destroyed several houses inside the refugee camp.
The interior ministry in Gaza, which is ruled by Hamas, says that at least 400 must have been killed or wounded in the attack.
The figures have not been confirmed by independent sources.
Israel has previously cast doubt on the figures from the Palestinian health authorities, but The UN says they have been credible in previous conflicts.
The Israeli Defense Forces have not yet commented on the attack.
Palestinians gather around dozens of body bags in the wake of the attack outside a hospital.
Foto: STRINGER / Reuters
– Absolutely awful
Al Jazeera writes that personnel from the Red Crescent are working at the site to transport the killed and wounded affected by the attack to hospital.
– The situation is absolutely terrible, says spokesperson Nebal Farsakh to Al Jazeera.
The Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert tells Al Jazeera that his sources on the ground say that Israel has bombed 15 civilian homes in the Jabalia camp, writes NTB.
– The last figure I got was about 100 killed and 300 wounded. There is absolutely no doubt that this is a mass murder. The hospitals in Gaza are unable to receive 300 new wounded, he says.
Gilbert says Gaza’s largest al-Shifa hospital will run out of fuel for its generators on Wednesday and will no longer be able to continue life-saving operations.
– These scenes we are now seeing show obvious violations of international law. They don’t just bomb civilian targets, they also attack hospitals, he claims.
Palestinians at the scene after the airstrike.
Foto: STRINGER / Reuters
Largest refugee camp in Gaza
Jabalia is the largest refugee camp in Gaza. Around 116,000 Palestinian refugees were living there as of July this year, according to the UN. The camp has been in operation since 1948, writes the BBC.
Among the facilities in the camp are 26 school buildings, a food distribution centre, two health centres, a library and seven water wells, writes the channel.
The refugee camp has been subjected to several attacks since the outbreak of the war on October 7, according to Al Jazeera.
2023-10-31 15:35:48
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