Israel kills a minimum of 50 in Gaza, tanks deepen raid within the north

Israeli army strikes killed a minimum of 50 Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze round Jabalia within the north of the enclave on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) amid fierce battles with Hamas-led fighters.

Palestinian well being officers mentioned a minimum of 17 individuals had been killed by Israeli hearth close to Al-Falouja in Jabalia, the biggest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, whereas 10 others had been killed in Bani Suhaila in japanese Khan Younis within the south when an Israeli missile struck a home.

Earlier on Tuesday (October 15, 2024), an Israeli airstrike destroyed three homes within the Sabra suburb of Gaza Metropolis, and the native civil emergency service mentioned they recovered two our bodies from the positioning, whereas the search continued for 12 different individuals who had been believed to have been within the homes on the time of the strike.

Eight others had been killed when a home was struck within the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.

In a while Tuesday (October 15, 2024), the Gaza well being ministry mentioned one physician was killed when he tried to assist the individuals wounded by Israeli strikes in Al-Falouja in Jabalia. It added that a number of medics had been wounded when their ambulance got here below Israeli hearth within the northern and southern Gaza Strip.

Jabalia has been the main focus of an Israeli offensive for greater than 10 days, with troops returning to areas of the north that got here below heavy bombardment within the early months of the year-long struggle.

The operation has raised issues amongst Palestinians and U.N. companies that Israel desires to clear residents from the north of the crowded enclave, a cost it has denied. Residents mentioned Israeli forces destroyed dozens of homes up to now 10 days.

The United Nations human rights workplace mentioned on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) the Israeli army seemed to be “reducing off North Gaza utterly from the remainder of the Gaza Strip.”

“Amid intense ongoing hostilities and evacuation orders in northern Gaza households are dealing with unimaginable worry, lack of family members, confusion, and exhaustion. Folks should be capable to flee safely, with out dealing with additional hazard,” Adrian Zimmerman, ICRC Gaza head of sub-delegation, mentioned in a press release.

“Many, together with the sick and disabled, can’t depart, and so they stay protected below worldwide humanitarian legislation – all attainable precautions have to be taken to make sure they continue to be unhurt. Each individual displaced has the precise to return dwelling in security,” he added.

The Israeli army’s humanitarian unit, Cogat, which abroad assist and industrial shipments to Gaza, mentioned in a press release on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) that the operations in Jabalia had been focusing on terrorist infrastructure and operatives embedded inside civilian areas. It mentioned it was facilitating humanitarian and specifically medical assist to residents.

Hamas denies it embeds its operatives amongst civilians.

Jabalia Encircled

The Israeli army has now encircled the Jabalia camp and despatched tanks into close by Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun cities, with the declared goal of stamping out Hamas fighters who’re making an attempt to regroup there.

The Israeli army has advised residents to go away their properties and head to security in southern Gaza. Palestinian and U.N. officers say there was no place secure in Gaza.

Hamas’ armed wing mentioned fighters had been engaged in fierce battles with Israeli forces in and round Jabalia.

Mr. Zimmerman additionally urged for well being amenities within the north to be protected, saying hospitals had been struggling to offer medical providers.

Evacuation order for 3 Gaza hospital

Gaza’s well being ministry mentioned the military ordered the three hospitals working there to evacuate however medical staffers mentioned they had been decided to proceed their providers though they’re overwhelmed by the rising variety of casualties.

Cogat mentioned in latest days it had facilitated the switch of 33 sufferers, medical workers and accompanying personnel from the Kamal Adwan Hospital within the north to functioning amenities elsewhere in Gaza.

It mentioned it has additionally offered 68,650 litres of gas to hospitals and coordinated the supply of 800 blood transfusion items.

Ismail Al-Thawabta, the director of the Hamas-run Gaza authorities media workplace, mentioned Israel was making an attempt to provide a deceptive impression and that its forces had been stopping ambulance and civil emergency groups from recovering the our bodies of dozens of individuals from the streets.

Israel “goals to utterly destroy the well being system and hospitals,” Thawabta mentioned, including that Israel’s army has maintained a siege on the area for greater than 170 consecutive days, closing all humanitarian entry factors.

On Monday, UN Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres condemned the extent of civilian casualties in northern Gaza.

The northern a part of Gaza is dwelling to effectively over half the territory’s 2.3 million individuals and lots of of 1000’s of residents had been compelled to flee their properties amidst heavy bombing within the first part of Israel’s assault on the territory.

Round 400,000 individuals remained, in keeping with United Nations estimates.

Israel launched the offensive towards Hamas after the militant group’s Oct. 7 assault on Israel, through which 1,200 individuals had been killed and round 250 taken hostage to Gaza, by Israeli tallies. Greater than 42,000 Palestinians have been killed within the offensive thus far, in keeping with Gaza’s well being authorities.