Assault on northern Gaza has escalated to ‘horrifying level of atrocity’, say doctors
A group of doctors and NGOs claims
Northern Gaza is being “wiped off the map” as a result of Israel’s ongoing intensified assault, now in its 11th day.
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assault has escalated to a “horrifying level of atrocity”, says an open letter written by Dr. Mohammed Salha, acting director of Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia refugee camp, one of the areas hardest hit by Isreal’s siege.
“The Israeli military has contacted us more than once to evacuate the hospital,” he said.
“[All] the departments are full of wounded people and we are discharging even the wounded who have minor or moderate injuries, because we do not have [enough] beds for them.”
“We demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israel’s illegal occupation,” he said.
The letter is signed by more than two dozen organisations including ActionAid, Plan International Jordan and War on Want.
View from the surroundings of damaged Al-Awda Hospital after Israeli attacks [Mousa Salem/Anadolu Agency/File]
Israel has ‘free hand’ in West Bank with all eyes on Gaza, and Lebanon
Beit Furik is one of multiple hot spots the Israeli army continuously targets.
The north of the occupied West Bank, in general, has been hit by daily raids.
Today, we saw some confrontations between the Israeli army and some armed fighters in that area.
Two injuries were confirmed by the Palestinian Red Crescent among civilians, including a child.
We’ve seen an increase in those attacks by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, including assassinations in Jenin, Tulkarem and Nablus.
While the world’s attention is focused on Lebanon and Gaza, many observers feel that Israel believes it has a free hand to do as it wants in the occupied West Bank, to keep things under wraps.