Israeli Airstrike Hits Five-Storey Residential Block In Gaza, Kills 34
A local civil defence agency quoted by AFP has disclosed the number of people who lost their lives on Sunday after an Israeli airstrike landed on a five-story residential building in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza as 34.
According to the agency, the victims were majorly women and children with dozens more feared buried under the rubble in the Palestinian territory’s north leaving seven others, injured.
The Hamas-run health ministry pointed out that over 43,700 people have been killed in Gaza, since Israel launched its offensive following the October 7th Hamas unprecedented attack on southern Israel.
Speaking on the reason for the strike, the Isreali’s military confirmed that it is to neutralize “terrorists targets” and prevent Hamas from regrouping in their sites.
Mahmud Bassal, the Civil defense spokesperson, added that the chances of rescuing more survivors were diminishing due to continuous Israeli artillery shelling and airstrikes in the area.
A resident whose family lived in the destroyed building while describing the shock and panic caused by the attack told newsmen that “The whole area was shaking,”.
Also, three separate attacks on refugee camps in central Gaza have left 15 more people dead, while a drone attack in the southern city of Rafah killed five others.
Over the past five weeks, Israel’s ground offensive has displaced around 130,000 people.
As a result of the continuing violence, many residents in Northern Gaza have expressed frustration at the difficulty of fleeing the dangerous areas.
A woman in Beit Lahia told BBC News, “What have we done to you people? What harm have we caused you? We are staying in our homes. Why are you driving us out?”
The United Nations estimates that at least 75,000 people in Gaza remain trapped in areas like Jabalia, Beit Lahia, and Beit Hanoun, facing critical shortages of food, water, and medical supplies.
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