“Israel intensifies bombing in Gaza and imposes a siege on Jenin in the West Bank.”

31-08-24 Israeli Strikes

According to Gaza’s civil defense, recent Israeli attacks across Gaza have resulted in the deaths of at least 12 Palestinians, including casualties in Jabalia in the north and Khan Younis in the south.

The Israeli forces’ siege of Jenin city has left Palestinian residents without access to food, water, electricity, or the internet, as the most intense military raid on the occupied West Bank in decades persists.

Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank lies in ruins after the Israeli forces’ retreat.

On Friday, Palestinians walked through the rubble of destroyed buildings and streets after Israeli forces withdrew from the Nur Shams refugee camp in the Tulkarem area of the occupied West Bank, following a 48-hour military incursion [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu].

Israeli Strikes on healthcare facilities in the Gaza.

27-08-24 Israeli strikes on healthcare facilities in the Gaza .

The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented over 500 attacks on healthcare in the Gaza Strip since Israel’s conflict with the Palestinian enclave began.

As reported by the UN’s health agency:

• At least 752 people have lost their lives in the attacks.
• At least 982 others have been injured.
• Israeli forces are currently detaining at least 128 healthcare workers.
• A total of 110 healthcare facilities have been impacted, including 32 hospitals that sustained damage.
• Out of 115 ambulances affected, 63 have been damaged.
• Only 16 out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are partially operational.
• Of these 16 partially operational hospitals, only 12 are accessible, hindered by security concerns and infrastructure damage.
• In Gaza City, where 17 out of 19 hospitals sustained damage, the highest number of attacks occurred, and 12 hospitals have been rendered non-operational.

Israeli strikes in the West Bank

Israeli settlers have killed one Palestinian man and injured six others in the occupied West Bank.

According to the Palestinian Authority, settlers targeted Palestinian homes in the village of Wadi Rahal, near Bethlehem.

The latest surge of settler violence against Palestinians injured several victims, who received treatment at the hospital.

Palestinians flee the al-Mawasi area after Israeli tanks fired on people staying in tent shelters there on May 28 [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]

Amnesty reports that Israeli tanks fired on Palestinians taking shelter in tents.

Amnesty have been covering International investigation into Israeli attacks on tent camps housing displaced people, which the international human rights organization suggests should be investigated as potential war crimes.

According to Amnesty, the attack resulted in the deaths of 23 civilians, including 12 children, seven women, and four men. When Israeli tanks fired at least three shells at an “area densely populated with civilians sheltering in tents.”

Also 42-year-old taxi driver Ashraf Mohammed Ali and his 11-year-old son Amir were among those killed.

Ali’s wife, Isra, recounted to Amnesty that she “heard a deafening sound” while preparing a simple lunch for her family.

Additionally She said, “We saw children, including my son Amir, torn to pieces. We don’t understand why they targeted this place.”