At least 30 Palestinians were killed on Saturday in Israeli strikes targeting homes and tents sheltering displaced persons across the Gaza Strip, according to the Civil Defense in Gaza, reported Xinhua.
Spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said 10 people died in an airstrike on the Ghattas family home in eastern Gaza City's Shuja'iyya neighborhood. Four others were killed in a drone strike on civilians in the Daraj neighborhood, and two more in Zeitoun, also in Gaza City.
In the southern city of Khan Younis, 11 people were killed in a strike on a residential house. One person died and three were injured when a tent near Nasser Medical Complex was hit. Another strike killed one more individual in a nearby tent. A pregnant woman was also killed in a drone strike on the Abu Hajras family home in Khan Younis.
The Israeli army has not commented on these incidents yet.
Meanwhile, the Kuwait Specialized Hospital in Rafah issued a press statement warning of the imminent collapse of the healthcare system amid severe shortages of medicine, medical supplies, and food.
"The situation has worsened due to the continued closure of border crossings and the disruption of humanitarian aid deliveries," the hospital said.
"More than 75 percent of essential medications are unavailable, significantly hampering the facility's ability to treat patients … the current medical stocks may not last more than one week," it added.
Israel halted the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza on March 2 following the expiration of the first phase of a January ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The second phase has yet to be implemented due to a lack of consensus between the parties.
On March 18, Israel resumed its military operations in the enclave. At least 2,396 Palestinians had been killed and 6,325 others injured since Israel renewed its intensive strikes, bringing the total death toll since October 2023 to 52,495, and injuries to 118,366, Gaza-based health authorities said on Saturday.
Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
