Gaza 'soon without fuel, medicine and food'

Gaza 'soon without fuel, medicine and food'
News Desk

By News Desk


Published: 09/10/2023

Israel has launched massive retaliatory air strikes into Gaza since Saturday, killing at least 511 people and injuring 2,750, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

Sunday night saw a particularly heavy barrage of strikes, potentially the biggest Gaza has experienced in years - throughout the night several loud bangs could be heard in quick succession across the Gaza Strip.

As the strikes continued after dawn, black smoke filled the sky, and the dust from collapsed buildings could be tasted in the air.

Some of the strikes targeted the border area in the east of Gaza, from where Hamas launched their attacks on Saturday morning. Israel appears to be targeting those areas to try and shore up security there.

There have also been reports from witnesses of Israel using artillery fire in the border area.

Israel said it is striking Hamas targets in Gaza, but there are reports of civilians being hit.

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign affairs said two refugee camps in Gaza - Al-Shati (also known as the Beach camp) and Jabalia camps - were hit by Israeli airstrikes, reportedly leaving several injured and dead.

Video shared online from Jabalia showed widespread chaos, including a body being carried away and a man covered in blood and dust.

The foreign ministry also said air strikes hit a United Nations school in Gaza that was housing hundreds of civilians, including children and the elderly.

The UN confirmed the attack, saying the school was "severely damaged", but that no one was killed.

There have also been reports of a mosque, as well as homes, being hit.

According to Associated Press, 19 members of the same family were killed in a strike in Rafah, in the south of Gaza.

The UN said on Monday 123,538 people in Gaza have been internally displaced, mostly "due to fear, protection concerns and the destruction of their homes".

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) added that 73,000 people are sheltering in schools.

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