The Ministry of Health said at least 93 people were killed and missing in Israel’s attack on Gaza
At least 93 people were killed or missing after an Israeli airstrike on the town of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said.
Rescuers said a five-story residential building was hit by gunfire and videos on social media showed bodies covered with blankets on the floor.
The Israeli army said it was “aware of information about civilian harm today”. [Tuesday] in the Beit Lahia area”. It added that the details of the incident were being reviewed.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been active in northern Gaza over the past two weeks, especially in the areas of Jabalia, Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun.
The director of nearby Kamal Adwan hospital in Jabalia, Hussam Abu Safia, told AFP news agency that children were being treated at the hospital, which is having difficulty treating patients due to lack of staff and medicine. .
“There is nothing left in Kamal Adwan Hospital except first aid supplies after the army detained our medical team and workers,” Abu Safia said.
The IDF raided the hospital last week, saying it was being used by Hamas militants.
Israel says its operations in northern Gaza are designed to prevent Hamas from regrouping and accuses it of having a hand in civilians, which Hamas denies.
In a statement on Tuesday, it said it had killed 40 “terrorists” in Jabalia, and in central Gaza, it said it had “eliminated many terrorists” in the past 24 hours, including some guys “tried to place explosives near the troops”.
The northern Gaza Strip faces a deepening humanitarian crisis, with hundreds of thousands of people living in desperate conditions.
UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday that “the Israeli military is subjecting entire populations to bombs, sieges and the risk of starvation”.
He also said it was unacceptable that Palestinian armed groups were reportedly operating among civilians, including inside shelters for displaced persons, and putting them at risk.
On Monday, the Israeli Parliament voted to pass a law banning the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency, Unrwa, from operating in the country. raising warnings that aid delivery to Gaza could be seriously affected..
Israel launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the group’s unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which left about 1,200 people dead and 251 others taken hostage.
More than 42,924 people have died in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health, which does not distinguish between civilians and fighters in its figures.
Israel does not allow international journalists from media organizations, including the BBC, independent access to Gaza, making it difficult to verify facts on the ground.
