Mourners wept over the our bodies of these killed in an air strike that hit the Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood. The corpses have been specified by white shrouds. A person carried the physique of a small baby in a black bag.
“Out of the blue in a blink of an eye fixed, rockets fell on youngsters, ladies, and aged males. What for? Why? Due to the upcoming ceasefire? Often, earlier than any ceasefire this occurs,” mentioned resident Mohammed Abu Habib.
Emad, 55, a father of six sheltering in Rafah after fleeing his house elsewhere, mentioned the best worry was a floor assault with nowhere left to run: “We’ve our backs to the (border) fence and faces towards the Mediterranean. The place ought to we go?”
Israel says it takes steps to keep away from civilian casualties and accuses Hamas militants of hiding amongst civilians, together with in school shelters and hospitals, resulting in extra civilian deaths. Hamas has denied this.
Help companies have warned of a humanitarian disaster if Israel follows by means of on its menace to enter Rafah, one of many final remaining areas of the Gaza Strip that its troops haven’t moved into, the place individuals are determined for shelter.”We’re residing in a spot meant for animals,” mentioned Umm Mahdi Hanoon, standing among the many cages of a rooster coop the place her household is now residing with 4 different households. “Think about a toddler sleeping in a rooster crate … typically we want the morning will not come”.
