Twin Israeli air strikes on Gaza civilian shelters kill dozens
- At least four Palestinians are killed and dozens wounded after Israeli fighter jets bombed a tent encampment housing displaced Palestinians on the grounds of al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza.
- The death toll is expected to rise as the ill-equipped and overwhelmed hospital staff try to treat badly burned victims, including women, children and the elderly.
Many Al-Aqsa Hospital victims are children and women: Doctor
Dr Fahd al-Haddad, the head of the emergency department at Al-Aqsa Hospital, says many of the victims of the Israeli attack are children and women with third-degree burns.
Many patients are being treated on the floor of the hospital as it has run out of space for medical care, he said.
“This is the seventh time there’s been an attack inside Al-Aqsa Hospital. We received about 50 injured people inside the emergency department. We need a burn unit, which is not available inside the hospital. But we’re trying our best to give them what we can to save their lives,” al-Haddad told Al Jazeera.
Without specialized care, at least five patients face complications such as sepsis and organ failure, he said.
Israeli military carries out more West Bank arrests
The Israeli military’s arrest campaign continues across the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.
Here’s a breakdown:
- 10 people were arrested in Jaba town, south of Jenin
- four people were arrested in Kafr Malek village, east of Ramallah
- two people were arrested in Yabad town, south of Jenin
- two men were arrested in Nablus city
Earlier, we reported that Israeli forces arrested 25 Palestinians in locations across Bethlehem governorate.
We will bring you further updates when we have them.
‘It looks like incendiary bombs were dropped on these tent sites’
I got off the phone with someone inside the hospital who described it as a loud explosion. It looks like incendiary bombs were dropped on these tent sites. And the fact that these tent sites are structures made using plastic nylon pieces of wood, is what makes the fire spread so quickly as well.
We’re talking about 20 to 30 tents that have been completely destroyed by the fire. They’re all completely burned down.
There were many people who were inside the tents as the fire spread but were not able to be removed from the bomb sites.
The situation is quite chaotic right now.
WHO says two northern Gaza hospitals resupplied after nine attempts
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said a WHO-Palestine Red Crescent operation managed to resupply two hospitals in northern Gaza.
“WHO and partners finally managed to reach Kamal Adwan and Al-Sahaba hospitals yesterday after 9 attempts this past week,” he posted on X late on Sunday.
“The missions were completed amid ongoing hostilities,” he added.
He said drivers had been subjected to “humiliating security screening” and temporarily detained at a checkpoint, “which is unacceptable”.
Canadian Muslim organisation condemns Al-Aqsa Hospital attack
The National Council of Canadian Muslims has expressed its horror at the Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital ground, where many Palestinians had taken shelter.
“We are all watching with numb horror as we see the videos of Palestinian children being burned alive in flames this evening,” the council said.
It added that Israel’s blocking of aid and plans to “remove” Palestinians from certain areas of Gaza “must end”.
The aftermath of deadly strike on tent camp in Deir el-Balah
Four people have been confirmed dead and some 70 injured after Israeli jets bombed a tented camp housing displaced Palestinians in the grounds of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
The attack led to a huge fire that spread quickly through the tents. Rescue teams are scrambling to find survivors.
