The city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip is under intense Israeli bombardment, leading to a new wave of displacement as residents flee from the Israeli aggression.
“Father: Oh God, the plane is shooting, it’s nothing, it’s nothing, sit, sit! Don’t be scared!
Son: The plane can shoot?
Father: Yes the plan can shoot…
Don’t be scared my soul (to his daughter)
Whatever Allah has written for us we will see.
Don’t be scared my heart” pic.twitter.com/NsNl4kf5oG
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) May 10, 2024
At least 60 people have been killed and 110 others injured in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of martyrs to 34,904 since October 7th. International organizations estimate that 80,000 Palestinians have been displaced from eastern Rafah to other areas as the Israeli army intensifies its ground operation.
A miracle in Rafah tonight, after a newborn and infant survived an Israeli airstrike pic.twitter.com/PjVYVpi1Gv
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) May 9, 2024
Despite ongoing talks in Cairo for a ceasefire, the Israeli aggression continues, with the occupation determined to pursue its plans in Rafah.
Rescue workers search through the rubble to evacuate fatalities and the injured due to the bombing of an apartment building in Jabalya refugee camp. pic.twitter.com/1jCabet3un
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) May 9, 2024
Despite being subjected to systematic targeting by the occupation, Civil Defense personnel continue to risk their lives under bombardment by digging through the rubble to reach the victims of the Israeli killing machine buried under the rubble.
Massive destruction caused by an Israeli air strike that targeted a home in Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza. pic.twitter.com/t4iPeg2yWs
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) May 10, 2024
The occupation destroyed more than 70% of the civil defense capabilities by targeting its vehicles and equipment in various areas of the Gaza Strip, while 68 were martyred and more than 200 of its members were injured as a result of the Israeli bombing.
Dr. Rola Awad was shocked to receive the body of her only brother at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Bureij refugee camp in Central Gaza today pic.twitter.com/O5iQ8DZWgn
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) May 9, 2024
Due to the great destruction that befell the Gaza Strip, the Civil Defense in Gaza faces great challenges, the first of which is the lack of equipment necessary to remove the rubble and retrieve the martyrs and wounded from underneath it, while today they rely on primitive tools that do not meet the enormous needs in this area.
Mornings in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/BjMh3hP40E
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) May 10, 2024
Displaced families are flocking to the crowded and devastated Mawasi area in search of safety, despite the lack of basic necessities like sanitation services and shelter.
Displaced Palestinians make their way back to Khan Yunis in hopes of shelter. Southern Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/iDLgb8lnc8
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) May 9, 2024
With the summer heat intensifying, the situation for displaced Gazans is becoming increasingly desperate.
Source: Agencies and Al-Manar English Website
