Israeli occupation forces have escalated their siege of Jabalia, a refugee camp in northern Gaza, leading to the deaths of at least seven people and triggering a new wave of displacement, local media reported on Tuesday. For the past 11 days, Jabalia has been the target of a brutal Israeli military offensive, with invading troops now surrounding the camp and deploying tanks to the nearby towns of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun.
At least 5 Palestinians have been killed and several injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting Al-Salihi family’s house in Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/e5Th1qbOmx
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 15, 2024
Jabalia is one of the eight historic refugee camps located in the Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that seven Palestinians, including children, were killed and brought to Kamal Adwan Medical Hospital after being besieged and shelled by the invading army in the Falouja area, west of the Jabalia camp.
The Civil Defense announced that many victims remained trapped under the rubble, and rescue teams were unable to reach them due to the ongoing Israeli bombardment. “The occupation army continues to target them with drones, obstructing their access to the injured,” the Civil Defense said.
“There is soul in him!”
A bereaved Palestinian mother mourns the loss of her only child who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, south of Gaza. pic.twitter.com/JAhDdZBBx9
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 14, 2024
Elsewhere in the Gaza Strip, the violence has continued unabated. In the southwest of Gaza City, the Civil Defense retrieved the remains of two martyrs, one of whom was torn to pieces, and search efforts continue for 12 individuals still missing under the rubble in the industrial area of Tel al-Hawa.
19-year-old Shaban Al-Dalou, a software engineering student, was burnt alive along with his mother in a tent after Israeli aircraft bombed the yard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital last night.
Al-Dalou miraculously survived an Israeli attack on a mosque sheltering displaced… pic.twitter.com/X2rGthaZBE
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 14, 2024
The United Nations’ human rights office expressed grave concerns over the situation, stating that the Israeli military appears to be “cutting off North Gaza completely from the rest of the Gaza Strip,” raising fears of a large-scale forced transfer of the civilian population.
A Palestinian man is in shock and grief as his son was among those killed by the Israeli occupation in Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/QP7kxZ64BX
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 14, 2024
The death toll from the Israeli aggression has now reached a staggering 42,344 martyrs, with 99,013 individuals injured since the start of the conflict on October 7. The Ministry of Health has urged the families of martyrs and missing persons to complete their data by registering through the provided link, in order to ensure comprehensive records are maintained.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
