Médecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said on Friday that thousands of people were trapped in Gaza’s Jabaliya camp due to an attack by Israeli forces, a week after Israel launched an offensive there aimed at preventing Hamas from regrouping. Have to stop.
At least 20 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured in Israeli strikes in Jabaliya late on Friday, which also damaged four nearby houses, medics told Reuters. He said that the death toll is likely to increase.
At least 61 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military strikes on the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said. Nearly half the deaths, including 20 people killed at home, occurred in the northern district of Jabaliya, the largest of Gaza’s historic refugee camps.
The Israeli military says it has killed dozens of militants in Jabaliya, although it is not clear how many of those killed were civilians rather than fighters.
“No one is allowed in or out; anyone who tries is shot,” MSF project coordinator Sarah Vuylsteck said on X.
Five MSF staff were stranded in Jabaliya, he said.
He quoted MSF driver Haider as saying, “I don’t know what to do; at any moment we could die. People are dying of hunger. I’m afraid to stop, and I’m afraid to go.” “
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing medical sources, said at least 15 deaths in Jabaliya since the morning were caused by Israeli attacks targeting various areas, including a school sheltering displaced persons.
Gaza’s Civil Defense said dozens of people were injured by Israeli quadcopter drone fire at the same school.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which has previously said Gaza militants use such shelters to hide. Hamas has denied this.
The Israeli military has also sent troops to the nearby towns of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya, as well as Jabaliya. Hamas has said it will continue fighting Israeli forces.
Palestinian health officials have reported at least 130 deaths so far in the operation, while the army has asked residents to evacuate areas where the United Nations estimates more than 400,000 people are trapped.
UN officials expressed concern that the ongoing Israeli offensive in northern Gaza and evacuation orders could disrupt the second phase of a polio vaccination campaign set to begin next week.
Health care officials have reported that dozens of facilities in Gaza are under evacuation orders from the Israeli military, complicating humanitarian efforts amid the conflict.
Aid groups launched an initial round of vaccinations last month after a child was partially paralyzed by type 2 poliovirus in August, the first such case in the region in 25 years.
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