Thirteen women and children were killed in the latest Israeli air attack across Gaza.
Israel has maintained an eight-week lockdown of food, medicine and aid to Gaza, continuing air attacks on homes and tent shelters.
At least 13 people were killed in the Israeli attack overnight and Thursday morning, according to a correspondent for Al Jazeera. Among the dead were three children in a tent near Nusairat in central Gaza, and a woman and four children in a Gaza city home.
Also reportedly killed in the recent attacks is local journalist Saeed Abu Hassanein, whose death will be added to at least 232 murder reporters in Gaza during the war.
“The Gaza Strip has witnessed clear military escalations and a rising humanitarian crisis,” reported Tarek Abu Atzum of Al Jazeera, Der Elbara, central Gaza. He said rescuers are increasingly struggling to reach victims trapped under the wreckage as many of the equipment has been damaged or destroyed.
The Palestinian authorities’ communications centres governing the occupied West Bank have said Israel’s attacks are “no pause,” “no mercy,” and “no humanity.”
The statement was accompanied by video footage showing Israeli tanks moving through the apparent ruins of the Shabula refugee camp in southern Gaza.
“In Shabula refugee camp, like all the other corners of Gaza, devastation never ends,” the Centre said.
“Deconstruction” of Palestinian life
Gaza’s humanitarian crisis will be exacerbated by Israel’s continued lockdown of aid. This is described by the UN’s Representative for Humanitarian Cooperation (OCHA) as “a deliberate dismantling of Palestinian life.”
“It is likely that the Gaza Strip is facing its worst humanitarian crisis in 18 months since the escalation of hostilities in October 2023,” OCHA said in its latest update on April 23.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health highlighted the “dangerous and catastrophic” sacrifices to women and children facing malnutrition.
Israel’s continued aid to Gaza is against a World Court order dated back to May 2024, in order to urgently promote assistance to enclaves to prevent hunger and starvation.
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