Dozens of people were killed early Friday in the Gaza Strip in bombings by the Israeli army, which is waging a harsh offensive against the Islamist movement Hamas in this Palestinian territory.
The local authorities report that the bombing was in areas where displaced people who fled Hamas were concentrated, causing a high number of civilian victims, including women and children. Hospitals and emergency services are overwhelmed trying to care for the injured, and The death toll could increase in the coming hours.
The statement from the Gaza Ministry of Health
According to him Gaza Ministry of Health, a territory ruled by Hamas since 2007, bombings launched overnight left at least 59 dead and dozens injured. The Israeli army said it killed seven “terrorists” in a bombing in Khan Younis and that another 20 people died in the Maghazi area.
The photographers of the AFP saw friday morning a column of black smoke over Rafah, where Palestinian civilians gathered around the dead, wrapped in white bags.
The unanswered question of a young man in Gaza
“There are widowed women, orphaned children. Is there anyone who cares about us? Why is everyone silent?” asked a young man in front of the Najjar hospital.
In another place of RafahFayad Abu Rjeila observes the remains of a building demolished by Israeli bombing which this resident claims left thousands of civilians dead.
“They weren’t involved in anything. They were people who just wanted to live“he lamented to the AFP. “Why did they attack them?”
The beginning of a conflict that seems to have no end
The conflict in Gaza erupted after Hamas launched an unprecedented bloody assault on Israeli territory on October 7, which left nearly 1,140 dead, mostly civilians, according to a count of the AFP based on official Israeli figures. Israel promised to “annihilate” Hamas and launched an offensive on this Palestinian territory where at least 23,708 people died, mostly women and minors, according to himThe latest figures of the Ministry of Health controlled by motion Islamist.
In northern Gaza, Al Shifa, the largest hospital in the Palestinian territory that suffered significant damage during the conflict, partially resumed its activities, informed the World Health Organization (WHO) which delivered fuel and medical supplies to the center.
Source: Ambito
