Bloody air raid in Gaza: over 100 dead with UN school attack!

Bloody air raid in Gaza: over 100 dead with UN school attack!

Gaza-Stadt, Palästinensische Gebiete - An Israeli air raid in the Gaza Strip cost at least 17 people today. Among the victims are women and minors, as the Hamas civil protection reports. The targeted attack was directed against a former UN school building in the refugee district of Al-Bureidsch, which was badly damaged. According to reports, domestic refuge had been looking for, and the number of injuries is high, with several eyewitnesses speaking of critical cases in the Al-Aksa hospital. The fear is that there are other victims under the ruins. In contrast, the Israeli army points out that the attack affected a command and control center of Hamas in which weapons were stored that should be used against Israeli civilians and soldiers. zvw reports that ...

In a further incident, Israel attacked a school building in Gaza City, which led to far higher payments to human life. According to Palestinian information, the number of dead is said to have risen to at least 93, while medical and security circles report in the Gaza Strip of at least 100 dead. Refugees stayed at school and Hamas stated that people had gathered for morning prayer. Israel, on the other hand, suspects that a hiding place of Hamas is at school. Despite the violent attacks, the Israeli military has taken measures to reduce civilian risk, including the use of precise ammunition. However, commentators criticize the attack because of the high number of unarmed civilians who are affected. Tagesschau reports that ...

The devastating humanitarian situation

The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip presents itself as absolutely catastrophic. Information from the region is difficult to verify, but international actors are in the background in discussions about a possible ceasefire and to expand humanitarian aid. According to reports, the battles are ongoing, while the Israeli army continues to attack refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. Most recently, the Chan Yuni's refugee camp was the goal of Israeli air strikes, which, according to the Palestinian news agency, demanded at least 28 deaths. A hospital was also stormed in the north of Gazas, and the fights in the refugee camp Jabalia continued. SRF reports that ...

Despite reporting on aid deliveries, only a few vital goods reach people, especially in the north. While 100 trucks have arrived in the Gaza Strip with relief goods, local sources report an inadequate distribution. Hissing emergency is alarming, and according to German Welthungerhilfe, many people in the region suffer strongly. In another worrying aspect, the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip was interrupted prematurely, which brings additional health risks for the population.