Soldiers and tanks look on while Palestinians have to go through a military checkpoint and are checked thoroughly to see if they are connected to Hamas. A few weeks ago, Israel declared an area of northern Gaza a so-called military zone. The last reasonably functioning hospital in northern Gaza has been stormed by Israeli forces. The attacks have concentrated around the town of Jabalia, which is a refugee camp. Israel’s own drone images show a city that was completely bombed out. The Israeli army has ordered the civilian population out of northern Gaza. Photo: Dawoud Abu Alkas / Reuters The Israeli army wants the civilians away because they want to fight Hamas fighters who are still waging guerrilla warfare in the area. Israel estimates that there are still around 250,000 Palestinians in northern Gaza. 770 people have been killed since the new offensive began, according to local authorities. The Israeli army says it has killed dozens of Palestinian militants yesterday alone. – Jabalia is about to fall. It is another psychological collapse for Hamas, says spokesman Hezi Halevi in the Israeli army. Driven to flee Those who get through the checkpoint have to go out on the road again with what little possessions they have left after more than a year of war. According to the UN, tens of thousands of people have fled. Refugees from Jabalia, which has been turned into a military zone by the Israeli army. Photo: – / AFP Many refuse because they fear that Israel will drive Palestinians away from the area for good. – There has been a lot of bombing. There are dead and injured in the streets. People are extremely tired. We have steadfastly held on to northern Gaza, but they spare no means to get us out of here, says Khouloud Abu Nada to the Reuters news agency. Many have been told to go towards the city of Deir Al Balah. Here they meet desperate people looking for a piece of pita bread from the local bakers. The US believes that Israel is not allowing sufficient emergency aid into northern Gaza, but Israel denies that it has a plan to starve the population there. – Ethnic cleansing At a meeting in London on Friday, Jordan’s foreign minister used harsh words to describe what is now happening in Jabalia. – We see that it is ethnic cleansing, and it must come to an end, says Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. The UN is also sounding the alarm, saying that “the darkest moment” in the war in Gaza is now unfolding in northern Gaza. UN human rights chief Volker Turk says the situation is getting worse every day. – The Israeli government’s policies and practices in northern Gaza risk emptying the area of all Palestinians. We are facing what could amount to crimes against humanity, says Turk. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP Israel has not yet responded to the allegations from either Jordan or the UN. But the Israeli government denies reports in the Israeli media that it wants a permanent buffer zone in northern Gaza, or to reoccupy this part of Gaza. This was also confirmed by US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken, who visited the Israeli Prime Minister this week. Stormed hospital The Israeli army has also surrounded the hospital area near Jabalia. The Kamal Adwan hospital is the only one in the area that works like this. The hospital was also shelled before the Israeli soldiers withdrew, according to the hospital director, writes Reuters. Many injured patients at the Kamal Adwan hospital, which has been surrounded by Israeli soldiers. Photo: – / AFP There are hundreds of patients here, and at the same time it is a place where many Palestinians have sought shelter from all the bombing. The civil defense says they are no longer able to go out on missions because it has become too dangerous, and that they are constantly being attacked. – What we saw was total chaos. The trauma department was overcrowded, and we saw many patients who were brought in with horrific trauma, says Rik Peeperkorn of the World Health Organization (WHO), who has visited the hospital. People killed since October 7, 2023 Close Sources: Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza / UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Israeli authorities Disclaimer: Figures from Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza do not distinguish between civilians and combatants, and may periodically be late. Figures from Israeli authorities show that around 1,200 civilians and soldiers were killed in connection with the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. 352 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 27, 2023. None of the figures have been confirmed by independent sources. The Palestinian figures are updated daily. Figures from Israel are updated at least twice a week. Close More information about the numbers Israel believes it has intelligence indicating that Hamas fighters are located there, and that they also have military infrastructure at the hospital. 49 patients have nevertheless been allowed to be evacuated, and Israel has, among other things, allowed a new supply of fuel and blood to the hospital. Published 25/10/2024, at 19.38
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