Although Israeli authorities have ordered half of Gaza’s population to move south, a significant number of residents have died while seeking refuge, sparking international condemnation of Israel for its indifference to the lives of innocent
Like it shows, On Tuesday, Israel launched an airstrike against a densely populated area of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, as confirmed by both sides of the war.
The Israeli Army suspects that a senior commander of the insurgent organization was killed in the attack, although this has not been proven so far.or, but what was real is that the bombing left dozens of civilians dead.
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer: You knew that there were innocent civilians in that refugee camp, right?
IDF spox: This is the tragedy of war. We told them to move south.
Blitzer: So you decided to drop the bomb anyway.
IDF spox: We’re doing everything we can to minimize civilian deaths. pic.twitter.com/oAtW7jV0pc
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Even, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari confirmed that Israeli warplanes attacked the refugee camp, searching for Ibrahim Biari, a senior Hamas commander, and other members of the Islamist organization.
Although Hagari and company are believed to have been in one of the buildings at the time of the attack, as reported by CNN, There is no certainty or confirmation of said casualty, however, the attack caused the collapse of infrastructure where there were civilians.
By way of justification, the Israeli military said it was carrying out attacks against Hamas infrastructure “that had taken over civilian buildings” and that it was targeting the militant group’s senior leaders.
According to international agencies, The number of victims of the Israeli attacks on Gaza has risen to 8,525, the victims including 3,542 children and 2,187 women. So far, more than 21,500 people have been injured.
The toll could rise, as the ministry said it had received reports that 2,000 people were still trapped under the rubble.
Due to this and other attacks, international voices have condemned Israel’s attacks, since, although more than half of the population of Gaza has fled, several thousand remain in the north, where Israeli troops and tanks have advanced their attacks.
As an example, Egypt lashed out at Israel’s “inhumane attack on a residential block.”
For his part, James Elder, spokesperson for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), warned that the suffering of civilians in Gaza is causing shock in the world and UN humanitarian agencies affirm that time is running out for many of them. the 2.4 million inhabitants of this Palestinian territory that is under siege, without access to water, food, fuel or medicine, emphasizing that Gaza has become a “cemetery for thousands of boys and girls.”