Refugee camp residential area bombed… Hamas: “50 to 100 dead”
Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar issue a statement condemning
Criticized as “inhumane and a blatant violation of international law”
The Palestinian state-run WAFA news agency reported on the 31st (local time) that Israel’s large-scale airstrikes resulted in approximately 400 casualties in refugee camps in the northern Gaza Strip.
According to the Gaza Strip’s Ministry of the Interior on this day, the residential area of Jabalia refugee camp was attacked by six Israeli bombs. Hamas said that 50 to 100 people were killed in this airstrike, and that most of the casualties were children. Casualties were immediately transported to nearby hospitals, but many are reportedly still trapped under the rubble.
On this day, at least 15 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a refugee camp in Nusseyrat, the center of the Gaza Strip.
The foreign ministries of neighboring countries Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar immediately issued statements condemning Israel’s airstrikes on refugee camps.
Egypt criticized the attack as “inhumane and a blatant violation of international law.” Egypt said Israel had carried out indiscriminate attacks, including attacks inside and outside hospitals where civilians had taken refuge, and called for an end to Israel’s attacks and for humanitarian intervention from the international community.
Jordan also held Israel responsible, saying it “condemns in the strongest terms” Israel’s attack. Saudi Arabia also expressed its disapproval, saying, “We are completely opposed to the repeated targeting of civilian-dense areas by the Israeli occupation forces.”
Israel acknowledged the attack, emphasizing that it targeted operatives and infrastructure of Hamas’ Jabalia Battalion both above and underground.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said 50 terrorists, including a top Hamas commander, were killed in the attack. According to the IDF, the deceased Commander Ibrahim Biary was one of the commanders of the Hamas special force ‘Nukba’, which led the surprise attack on Israel on the 7th of last month.
“Infantry and tank units led by the Givati Brigade occupied the Jabalia facility used by Hamas’ Jabalia Battalion,” the IDF said in a statement, explaining that the facility included underground tunnels, rocket launchers, and weapons storage. The IDF said Israeli forces engaged Hamas near the facility and killed 50 terrorists, while the air force carried out airstrikes on local facilities and other operatives.
The number of Palestinian deaths since the outbreak of the 7-day war due to Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip has exceeded 8,500. According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, most of them are women and children.
On this day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “International humanitarian law stipulates clear rules that cannot be ignored,” and pointed out, “At a time when too many Israeli and Palestinian lives have already been lost, this escalation will only increase the suffering of civilians.” did.
Source: Donga
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