‘Mayhem, chaos’ in Gaza City as Israel intensifies attacks, killing 47
Israeli forces have killed at least 77 Palestinians across Gaza, including 47 people in northern Gaza City, as the military intensifies its campaign to seize the city and displace about one million people living there.
The killings on Saturday included 11 Palestinians who were shot dead while queueing for food aid, and came as the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that 10 more people had died of malnutrition in the last 24-hour period.
‘We are on the streets’
Mahmoud said the attack was the latest since Israel declared Gaza City a combat zone.
“The military has increased its aerial bombings on densely populated areas, pushing people into further displacement. We are seeing people scrambling for shelter,” he added.
Families fleeing the Israeli military’s relentless bombardment have begun setting up makeshift tents amid miserable conditions near Nuseirat refugee camp and near Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
Most of them have been forced to leave their homes more than once.‘We are on the streets’
Mahmoud said the attack was the latest since Israel declared Gaza City a combat zone.
“The military has increased its aerial bombings on densely populated areas, pushing people into further displacement. We are seeing people scrambling for shelter,” he added.
Families fleeing the Israeli military’s relentless bombardment have begun setting up makeshift tents amid miserable conditions near Nuseirat refugee camp and near Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
Most of them have been forced to leave their homes more than once.‘Enough is enough’
Despite the growing global condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has shown no signs of halting the military offensive.
Gideon Levy, a columnist with Israeli news outlet Haaretz, told Al Jazeera that Israel’s overarching plan for Gaza amounts to ethnic cleansing.
“The plan is to push all the inhabitants of Gaza out of their houses, then lock them in those concentration camps and then give them two choices, either to live in those camps forever or to leave the Gaza Strip,” Levy said.
Describing the Israeli government’s policy as “outrageous”, Levy added that Israel will only halt its offensive if United States President Donald Trump decides that “enough is enough” and applies pressure on the country.
