The Civil Defense of the Gaza Strip warned early Thursday morning that the medical services emergency have been suspended throughout the northern governorate the harsh Israeli offensive. “The main hospitals and directly attacks ambulances and rescue teams”, for twenty days.
“Civil defense in northern Gaza has confirmed that the entire Northern Governorate can no longer provide humanitarian services,” the institution, controlled by the Gaza Strip, said in a statement. Hamas. The Indonesian hospital, Bet Lahiais closed by attacks, while those of Kamal Adwan and Al Awdathe latter within the refugee camp of Yabaliathey function barely and on the verge of collapse.
“Civil defense vehicles have been directly attacked, and the only ambulance left in the north has been destroyed by Israeli artillery,” said the Gaza Civil Defense spokesman, Mahmud Basal.
The spokesperson noted that during the night their crews were subjected to “direct bombings” and three paramedics were injured. In addition, their teams were called by drone speakers to abandon their work and go to the area of Sheikh Zayedwhere there are hundreds of displaced people besieged and held by the Israeli Army.
“We call on humanitarian organizations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene immediately before it is too late to save our relief teams, who have not abandoned their job of providing services to our people,” Basal added.
This Thursday marks 20 days of the Israeli siege in the north of the Strip, particularly in the refugee camp of Yabalia and the city of Beit Lahiawhere more than 770 Palestiniansaccording to the Hamas Government’s count. The Army spokesman in Arabic, Avichai Adraeeassured that more than 20,000 Palestinians have fled Jabalia. Displacement from northern Gaza It is part of their work to break the siege, for which he blames Hamas, although Palestinian sources blame Israel for forcing a new exodus.
According to the UNmore than 56,000 people have fled the north since Israel launched this new offensive, the most aggressive since the conflict resumed, in which they have been murdered some 42,800 Palestinians. The Israeli Army has assured that this military activity has allowed the arrest of “more than 200 terrorists”, although Palestinian testimonies affirm that among them there are also numerous civilians.
“Since the beginning of the operation in the area, a large number of Palestinians have been evacuated to safer areas, despite Hamas’s efforts to prevent it, and more than 200 terrorists have been detained,” a military statement said. The troops have also resumed their military activity in the center of the Strip, with “selective raids” to clear the area of suspected Hamas fighters and destroy its infrastructure.
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