Israeli airstrikes kill at least 11 in Gaza as tanks continue to advance towards Rafah
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 11 in Gaza as tanks continue to advance towards Rafah
Israeli forces carried out three separate airstrikes on Gaza City early Tuesday, killing at least 24 Palestinians, as tanks continue to advance towards the southern town of Rafah, health officials said. The enclave deepened.
Two of the attacks hit two schools in Gaza City, killing at least 14 people, medical officials said. Another attack on a house in Shati (Beach) camp, one of eight historic refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, killed another 10 people.
The Shati house belonged to a relative of Qatar-based Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, whose sister and one other relative were killed, family members and medical officials said.
Haniyeh, who leads Hamas diplomacy and is the public face of the organisation that rules the Gaza Strip, has lost many relatives in Israeli air strikes since October. Seven, including three sons.
The Israeli army said it had taken action overnight in Gaza City against militants linked to plotting attacks on Israel. Some of the activists had taken part in the hostage crisis and a Hamas cross-border attack on October 7.
The Israeli Air Force strikes two buildings "used by Hamas terrorists" in Shatti and Daraj Tufa in the northern Gaza Strip. "The terrorists operated in a schoolyard used by Hamas as a shield for its terrorist activities," the military statement said.
Hamas denies using civilian facilities such as schools and hospitals for military purposes.
More than eight months after the start of fighting, US-backed international mediation bodies have so far failed to reach a ceasefire agreement. Hamas insists any agreement must end the war, while Israel insists it will only agree to a pause in fighting until Hamas is destroyed.
Medicine Shortages
Israeli ground and air strikes in the Gaza Strip were triggered when Hamas-led militants entered southern Israel in October. 7. According to Israeli statistics, about 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 hostages were taken.
According to Palestinian health officials, Israeli retaliatory attacks have killed about 37,600 people and left the small and densely populated Gaza Strip in ruins.
The Gaza Health Ministry said on Tuesday that there is a severe shortage of medicines and medical supplies in the enclave's hospitals and medical centers. The reasons for this are ongoing Israeli attacks, Israel's control and closure of all border crossings, and Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip's health sector.
There is a particular shortage of medicines needed for emergencies, anesthesia, intensive care and surgery, while cancer patients are unable to get to hospitals, the ministry said in a statement.
Since early May, fighting has been concentrated in Rafah, on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt, forcing about half of the enclave's 2.3 million residents to flee other areas to find shelter.
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