Israel’s war on Gaza : Israeli air raids on al-Mawasi kill at least 71
- At least 71 people have been killed and 289 wounded in an Israeli air attack on the al-Mawasi refugee camp, an Israeli-designated “safe zone”, the Health Ministry in Gaza says.
- The Israeli army claims the target of the attack was senior Hamas military commander, Mohammed Deif; Hamas immediately rejects the claim as “false”, says “defenceless civilians” were killed in the attack.
Nasser Hospital flooded with wounded amid severe shortages
Those injured in the al-Mawasi attacks are being taken to the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, which is severely understaffed and lacking critical equipment.
Amy Kit-Mei Low, project medical reference at Nasser Hospital, told Al Jazeera that the hospital lacked pain medications to relieve patients with severe wounds. It also lacked enough monitors, intravenous cannula and fuel to power all operating theatres (OTs).
“There are three OTs but we only have enough fuel to operate one at a time,” she said.
“There is a huge amount of suffering for the civilian population,” Kit-Mei Low added. “It’s horrible what they’re going through. I have no words to describe.”
Netanyahu expected to speak shortly in first press conference since March
The Israeli prime minister is set to speak in about half an hour, at 8:45 pm local time [17:45 GMT], at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv.
The press conference, Netanyahu’s first since March, is expected to address the al-Mawasi strikes and the claims that the target of the attack was senior Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif.
Hamas has dismissed the claim as “false”, saying “defenceless civilians” were instead killed in the attack on the area designated by Israel as “safe”.
Hamas says Palestinians will remain steadfast after nothern Gaza ‘massacre’
The Palestinian group has condemned the Israeli attack that killed at least 17 people who had gathered to pray near the ruins of a mosque at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.
“We stress that this escalating Zionist terrorism and crimes against humanity … will not shake the determination of our people and their courageous resistance or deter them from the choice of remaining steadfast on this land,” the group said in a statement.
Four Israelis injured in Hezbollah rocket fire: Report
Four people were wounded in northern Israel, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported, citing emergency services.
Hezbollah had said earlier that it fired dozens of rockets at the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona in response to Israeli attacks on villages in south Lebanon.
