Troops and armour have pushed deeper into the northern Gaza Strip, reaching built-up areas as the UN and medical staff warned that airstrikes are hitting closer to hospitals. Relief workers say the assistance still falls far short of needs in Gaza.
troops and armour have pushed deeper into the northern Gaza Strip, reaching built-up areas as the UN and medical staff warned that airstrikes are hitting closer to hospitals, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have sought shelter alongside thousands of wounded.
Hamas’ military wing said its militants clashed with Israeli troops who entered the northwest Gaza Strip with small arms and anti-tank missiles. Palestinian militants have continued firing rockets into Israel, including toward its commercial hub, Tel Aviv. The break-ins were “a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down,” said Thomas White, UNRWA’s Gaza director.UNRWA spokesperson Juliette Touma said the warehouses did not contain any fuel, which has been in critically short supply since Israel cut off all shipments.
All 10 hospitals still working in northern Gaza have received evacuation orders in recent days, the UN's office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs said. Along with thousands of patients and staff, around 117,000 displaced people are staying in these facilities, it said. Some windows were blown out, and rooms were covered in debris. It said 14,000 people are sheltering there.All 10 hospitals still working in northern Gaza have received evacuation orders in recent days from Israel.
The military escalation has increased domestic pressure on Israel’s government to secure the release of 239 hostages seized by Hamas fighters during the Oct. 7 attack. The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Sunday called the suffering of civilians “profound".
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