The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on Saturday that about 193 Palestinians had been killed since the end of the truce, bringing the death toll announced by the Palestinian health authorities to more than 15,000 Gazans.
Israel says it is making efforts to avoid civilian casualties as much as possible as the fighting extends to the south.
A senior American official said on Friday that the United States insisted last week that Israel develop clear plans to limit the number of civilian deaths and injuries in its attack on the southern coastal strip, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government did not provide clear assurances about this.
Horror night
Abu Wael Nasrallah (80 years old) said that he and his family will stay where they are because they have already lost everything.
He added: "There is nothing to fear for. Our homes are gone, our property is gone, and our money is gone. Why are we crying?".
A mother of four children, who gave her name as Samira, said that she fled to the south with her children from Gaza City after Israel began bombing there last month.
She stated that Friday night was one of the most horrific nights since her arrival, describing it as… "It was a night of terror".
She said that she and other residents fear that the intense bombardment of Khan Yunis and the nearby city of Deir al-Balah is a prelude to an imminent ground invasion into the south.
Another man, who gave his name as Yamen, mentioned that he, his wife, and their six children fled the north weeks ago and were sleeping in a school.
He continued "Where will we go after Deir al-Balah and after Khan Yunis? I don’t know where to take my family".
United Nations estimates indicate that up to 1.8 million people in the Gaza Strip, or about 80 percent of the Strip’s population, were forced to flee during the devastating Israeli bombing campaign.
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Khan Yunis became the focus of Israeli air and artillery bombardment after fighting resumed on Friday, following the end of a week-long truce.
The city witnessed a jump in the number of its residents during the past few weeks after hundreds of thousands of residents of the northern Palestinian Strip fled to the south.
Some of the displaced are staying in tents, others in schools, and some are sleeping on stairs or in front of the few hospitals still in service in the city.
A World Health Organization official said on Friday that one hospital was “like a horror movie” with hundreds of children and adults waiting to receive treatment.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on Saturday that about 193 Palestinians had been killed since the end of the truce, bringing the death toll announced by the Palestinian health authorities to more than 15,000 Gazans.
Israel says it is making efforts to avoid civilian casualties as much as possible as the fighting extends to the south.
A senior American official said on Friday that the United States insisted last week that Israel develop clear plans to limit the number of civilian deaths and injuries in its attack on the southern coastal strip, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government did not provide clear assurances about this.
Horror night
Abu Wael Nasrallah (80 years old) said that he and his family will stay where they are because they have already lost everything.
He added: “There is nothing to be afraid of. Our homes are gone, our property is gone, and our money is gone. Why are we crying?”
A mother of four children, who gave her name as Samira, said that she fled to the south with her children from Gaza City after Israel began bombing there last month.
She stated that Friday night was one of the most horrific nights since her arrival, describing it as “a night of terror.”
She said that she and other residents fear that the intense bombardment of Khan Yunis and the nearby city of Deir al-Balah is a prelude to an imminent ground invasion into the south.
Another man, who gave his name as Yamen, mentioned that he, his wife, and their six children fled the north weeks ago and were sleeping in a school.
He continued, “Where do we go after Deir al-Balah and after Khan Yunis? I don’t know where to take my family.”
United Nations estimates indicate that up to 1.8 million people in the Gaza Strip, or about 80 percent of the Strip’s population, were forced to flee during the devastating Israeli bombing campaign.
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2023-12-03 07:51:51
