At least 34 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli-caused attacks in Gaza, according to medical sources who spoke with Al Jazeera. A significant hospital in the area’s south claimed it was inaccessible as a result of ongoing Israeli military operations.
After Israeli forces declared the Khan Younis region a “dangerous combat zone” and mandated evacuations, the Palestinian Red Crescent announced on Saturday that al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis was “no longer accessible.”
In a statement, the group appealed to international organizations to intervene, protect medical facilities, and set up safe corridors for medical supplies and patients. “The hospital has a lot of patients and medical staff,” the group said.
According to medical sources, 34 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Saturday, including eight in a shooting incident close to an aid distribution center in southern Gaza, according to medical sources.
Palestinians in Gaza have been gathering at the al-Alam roundabout near Rafah almost daily since late May to collect humanitarian aid from a facility run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
Samir Abu Hadid, who was present early on Saturday, claimed that hundreds of people had gathered nearby the roundabout.
The Israeli occupation forces opened fire from armored vehicles stationed nearby the aid center, firing into the air and then shooting at civilians, according to Abu Hadid.
The Israeli military did not respond right away.
Just days after several deadly incidents occurred close to its aid hubs, the GHF had announced on Friday that its aid centers would remain closed until further notice as a result of security concerns.
Despite humanitarian agency warnings that the area is in danger of famine, a GHF spokesperson said on Friday that operations at our distribution points have been halted until further notice.
Rights groups and the UN have been urging only a small amount of aid to be allowed into Gaza despite Israel’s partial lifting of the total blockade that had been in place since March 2.
More than two million people in Gaza are at risk of starvation, according to the UN, which has criticized its cooperation with the GHF over neutrality concerns.
Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the military had dug up Nattapong Pinta’s remains in Rafah, southern Gaza, in Israel.
A worker for the agricultural industry Pinta was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023 during the Hamas-led assault. According to Israeli officials, the Palestinian armed group known as the Mujahideen Brigades held him.
Source: Aljazeera
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