At least 425 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the October ceasefire took effect, the health ministry says.
At least three Palestinians were killed and three others wounded in an Israeli attack on a tent in southern Gaza, local defenders say, as Israel continues to shell the coastal enclave despite an October ceasefire.
The Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza said on Thursday that its teams recovered the bodies of three slain residents after Israeli forces bombed a family’s tent in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis.
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The agency said in a post on Telegram that three people were injured, including one person who was seriously injured.
Separately, Israeli shelling killed an 11-year-old Palestinian girl named Hamsa Housou in the Jablia area of northern Gaza.
Her uncle, Khamis Housou, said he woke up to screams in the family building. He said, “I saw Hamsa lying on the ground and blood was coming from her nose and mouth.
The attacks come as Israel continues its military offensive against Gaza despite a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement that went into effect on October 10.
At least 425 Palestinians have been killed and 1,206 others wounded in Israeli attacks since October 11, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
At the same time, hundreds of thousands of displaced families are seeking shelter Temporary tent camps All over Gaza after their homes were destroyed in Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinians.
Israel has refused to allow the free flow of shelter supplies into the Gaza Strip despite warnings from the United Nations and humanitarian groups. Palestinians are suffering In a series of deadly winter storms.
Heavy rains and floods in recent weeks have flooded the camps, prompting calls from Palestinians for better tents, blankets and warm clothing.
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, said this week that Palestinians in Gaza were suffering from “respiratory infections, wound complications (and) skin diseases” due to harsh living conditions.
Children are also “suffering from extreme cold”, the group said, adding that “Israel continues to block or delay access to vital supplies such as tents, tarps and temporary housing”.
Meanwhile, Israel has Moved to block International aid groups, including MSF and the Norwegian Refugee Council, are working in the strip.
Israel has revoked the operating licenses of 37 aid organizations for failing to comply with new rules that require them to provide detailed information on staff members, funding and operations.
Experts say those requirements violate humanitarian principles and follow a long-running Israeli government campaign to discredit and ultimately obstruct the work of aid groups that provide assistance to Palestinians.
On Thursday, Reuters news agency reported that MSF, Médecins du Monde Suisse and the Danish Refugee Council said Israeli authorities had denied their international staff entry into Gaza this week.
The targeted groups said Israel’s ban would force them to stop providing essential services, including health care, to Gaza. Palestinian lives are at stake.