Gaza’s al-Mawasi, designated a ‘safe zone,’ is under relentless fire as airstrikes hit a displacement camp, causing mounting casualties. Recent reports indicate a surge in violence across Gaza. At least 92 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks over the past 48 hours alone, according to Al Jazeera. The Gaza Health Ministry reports over 51,065 confirmed deaths and 116,505 wounded since the conflict began 18 months ago. The Gaza Government Media Office has updated the death toll to over 61,700, including those presumed dead under rubble.
Airstrikes on Al-Mawasi
The Israeli military is reportedly bombing a displacement camp in al-Mawasi, an area previously designated as a ‘safe zone.’ Simultaneously, the military has expanded its ground operation into Rafa in southern Gaza. An Israeli airstrike recently hit the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, resulting in casualties, following a previous attack that rendered the last major hospital in the area ‘out of service,’ according to the UN.
Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
The World Food Programme has issued an urgent warning: ‘Gaza needs food now,’ highlighting the risk of widespread hunger. These events occur against a backdrop of ongoing conflict rooted in the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict, marked by key events such as the displacement of Palestinians in 1948, the Six-Day War in 1967, and Hamas taking control of Gaza in 2007, which led to an ongoing blockade by Israel.
