Fierce fighting in Gaza as Israel bombs camp
The health ministry in Gaza says more than 9,480 Gazans, mostly women and children, have been killed
Published: 04:11 PM,Nov 05,2023 | EDITED : 08:11 PM,Nov 05,2023
A Palestinian man gestures as he stands on the rubble of a collapsed building on Khan Yunis. — AFP
GAZA: Israel pressed its war nearly a month as the Palestinians said strikes on a central Gaza refugee camp killed dozens. Ground battles raged in the north of the densely populated Gaza Strip, despite calls for a ceasefire from Arab countries and from desperate civilians after 30 days of a war that has killed thousands, mostly civilians.
Israeli troops were seen engaged in house-to-house battles as tanks and armoured bulldozers churned through the sand in footage released by the army to tighten the encirclement of Gaza City, still home to hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Since October 7, Israel has relentlessly bombarded the besieged Gaza Strip, levelling entire city blocks.
The health ministry in Gaza says more than 9,480 Gazans, mostly women and children, have been killed.
In the latest strikes in Gaza, health ministry said, Israeli bombing of Al-Maghazi refugee camp late on Saturday killed 45 people, with an eyewitness reporting children dead and homes smashed.
“An Israeli air strike targeted my neighbours’ house in Al-Maghazi camp, my house next door partially collapsed,” said Mohammed Alaloul, 37, a journalist working for the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
A military spokesperson said they were looking into whether their forces had been operating in the area at the time of the bombing.
Türkiye said that it was recalling its ambassador to Israel and breaking off contacts with Netanyahu.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, whose country has been acting as the sole conduit for foreigners to escape the Gaza Strip and for aid to get in, called for an “immediate and comprehensive ceasefire”.
The call was echoed by thousands of protesters in Washington in solidarity with Palestinians, one of multiple rallies held from Indonesia to Iran as well as in European cities.
“The violence in Gaza has been prolonged and indiscriminate — it’s not a war but a massacre,” 27-year-old Indonesian protester Dwi Nurfitriani said during a march in Jakarta. “So, if we consider ourselves human, let’s step in and reject all of the violence.”
In the north of Israel, the army again traded fire across the border on Saturday, with each claiming to have hit the other’s positions. — AFP
Israeli troops were seen engaged in house-to-house battles as tanks and armoured bulldozers churned through the sand in footage released by the army to tighten the encirclement of Gaza City, still home to hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Since October 7, Israel has relentlessly bombarded the besieged Gaza Strip, levelling entire city blocks.
The health ministry in Gaza says more than 9,480 Gazans, mostly women and children, have been killed.
In the latest strikes in Gaza, health ministry said, Israeli bombing of Al-Maghazi refugee camp late on Saturday killed 45 people, with an eyewitness reporting children dead and homes smashed.
“An Israeli air strike targeted my neighbours’ house in Al-Maghazi camp, my house next door partially collapsed,” said Mohammed Alaloul, 37, a journalist working for the Turkish Anadolu Agency.
A military spokesperson said they were looking into whether their forces had been operating in the area at the time of the bombing.
Türkiye said that it was recalling its ambassador to Israel and breaking off contacts with Netanyahu.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, whose country has been acting as the sole conduit for foreigners to escape the Gaza Strip and for aid to get in, called for an “immediate and comprehensive ceasefire”.
The call was echoed by thousands of protesters in Washington in solidarity with Palestinians, one of multiple rallies held from Indonesia to Iran as well as in European cities.
“The violence in Gaza has been prolonged and indiscriminate — it’s not a war but a massacre,” 27-year-old Indonesian protester Dwi Nurfitriani said during a march in Jakarta. “So, if we consider ourselves human, let’s step in and reject all of the violence.”
In the north of Israel, the army again traded fire across the border on Saturday, with each claiming to have hit the other’s positions. — AFP