Israeli strikes have killed dozens of people in Gaza, including children, Palestinian health officials have reported, as the region faces food shortages and fears of famine.
The attacks were launched hours after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza”.
An Israeli attack late on Thursday killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50 others in the central Nuseirat refugee camp built by the governor. Gazamedics Reuters
That strike followed Israel’s earlier attacks elsewhere in Nuseirat and on aid supplies in southern Gaza, in which dozens more were killed.
In the northern Gaza refugee camp of Jabalia, which the army has sealed off from the rest of Gaza since October, the health minister said an orthopedic doctor, Saeed Judeh, was killed by an armed drone quadcopter while on his way from Kamal Adwan to the hospital. to treat patients in al-Awda hospital.
The health ministry said his death brought up to 1,057 the number of healthcare workers killed since the war began.
Palestinian medical officials reported that at least 28 people had been killed earlier in the day, including seven children and a woman. One of the strikes flattened a house in Nuseirat, next to al-Aqsa hospital in the city of Deir near al-Balah, where bodies were taken.
Two Israeli separate attacks in Rafah and Khan Younis killed at least 13 Palestinians, who Gaza medics and Hamas said were part of a convoy protecting humanitarian aid trucks. The Israeli military said it was targeting Hamas militants and said the strikes were aimed at safe delivery of aid.
A video shared by local Gaza media shows the aftermath of the attack, with security personnel allegedly lying near Khan Younis.
According to local media, their work was complete in order to facilitate the need for Palestinian supplies to Gaza, where there is a shortage of food and the imminent threat of famine.
Hamas said Israeli military strikes have killed at least 700 officials carrying aid trucks to Gaza since the war began on October 7, 2023. It accused Israel of protecting the loot and “creating anarchy and chaos to prevent aid from reaching the people of Gaza.”
On Wednesday, the UN General Assembly approved resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing UN support for Palestinian refugees, which was banned by Israel.
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said that the challenges posed by humanitarian operations made them “unnecessary”. This is due to a combination of factors, “the ongoing blockade, barriers from the Israeli authorities, political decisions to restrict the amount of aid, the lack of safety in aid routes and the efforts of the local police” to secure aid supplies.
Lazzarini urged Israel to provide prompt aid to Gaza and stressed that it “must refrain from attacks on humanitarian workers”.
On Thursday, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said he had a lot of faith in Gaza that the release of the hostages was imminent and that the siege would end, as Israel had indicated, it was ready and there were signs of a move by Hamas.
When meeting the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, Sullivan said: “It can’t be done, but I believe it can be done with political will on both sides.”
The Gaza war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting about 250 people. About 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, at least a third of whom are believed to be dead.
Israel’s offensive has killed more than 44,800 Palestinians in Gaza, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s health ministry, which does not say how many fighters there were. Thousands more were buried under the rubble and tens of thousands were wounded.
The Israeli military says it has killed more than 17,000 militants, without providing evidence.