The Israeli occupation forces continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip, for the 326th consecutive day, through dozens of airstrikes and shelling, committing massacres against civilians, amidst a disastrous humanitarian situation as a result of the blockade and the displacement of more than 95% of the population.
Shooting Innocent Palestinians
A Palestinian citizen was shot by settlers on Monday night in Wadi Rahhal village, south of Bethlehem, as at least 5 Palestinians were killed by the occupation's shelling of a house in the Nour Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm, northwest of the West Bank.
The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) quoted the Ministry of Health in a statement last night, saying that the citizen Khalil Salem Khalawi (40 years old) was killed as a result of being shot by settlers in the village, in addition to three others being moderately injured.
Settlers Attack Palestinians' Houses
The head of the Wadi Rahhal village council, Hamdi Ziyada, told WAFA's correspondent that settlers attacked the citizens' houses near the boys' school, amidst live ammunition being fired, resulting in the injury of four citizens.
Ziadah added that the occupation forces raided the village to secure protection for the settlers, and fired sound and tear gas bombs towards the Palestinian citizens, resulting in dozens suffering from suffocation.
1334 Settlers’ Attacks in the West Bank
It is worth mentioning that the occupying settlers carried out 1334 attacks in the West Bank during the first half of this year, leading to the killing of 7 citizens.
With the killing of Khalawi in Bethlehem, the number of martyrs in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, since October 7th, 2023, has risen to 651 martyrs.
Clashes broke out between Palestinian citizens and Israeli occupation forces on Monday evening in al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.
WAFA reported that the clashes broke out after a force from the occupation army stormed the town and stationed in the gate area and "Dar Mahmoud" neighborhood, amidst the firing of sound bombs and tear gas.
Five Citizens Martyred
Five citizens, including two children, were killed on Monday evening by Israeli shelling on the Nour Shams camp, east of Tulkarm.
The Ministry of Health reported last night that five martyrs arrived at Tulkarm Government Hospital as a result of the occupation's shelling targeting the Nour Shams camp.
WAFA correspondent mentioned that four powerful explosions were heard in Tulkarm city and its suburbs and camps, resulting from an Israeli drone firing several missiles at a house in the al-Manshiyya neighborhood in the camp, where several citizens were inside,
Leading to the martyrdom of: Mohannad Kamal Qarawi (19 years old), Jibril Ghassan Jibril from Qalqilya (20 years old), the child Adnan Issa Jaber (15 years old), Mohammed Ali Mustafa Yousef (49 years old), and the child Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed Alyan (16 years old).
The factions of the national work in Tulkarm governorate mourned the martyrs of the Nour Shams camp, and announced a general strike tomorrow, Tuesday, in the governorate.
Condemning the Crimes and Massacres
They condemned the crimes and massacres of the occupation against the Palestinian people, holding the international community responsible for not stopping the aggression against our resilient people, who are steadfast on their sacred land.
With the martyrdom of six citizens in Bethlehem and in the Nour Shams camp, the number of martyrs in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, has risen to 651 martyrs since October 7, 2023.
The Zionist occupation forces continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip for the 326th consecutive day, through dozens of airstrikes and artillery shelling, while committing massacres against civilians, amidst a catastrophic humanitarian situation resulting from the siege and displacement of more than 95% of the population.
Ground Invasion
The occupation forces continue their ground invasion of wide areas in Rafah, since May 7th, and several axes from Khan Younis, Gaza, Deir al-Balah, amidst aerial and artillery bombardment and committing horrific massacres.
This morning, the occupation forces demolished residential buildings in the northwest of Rafah city in southern Gaza.
The occupation artillery targeted areas north of the Nusseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. The occupation planes bombed a house in the Kotaba area in Khan Younis.
No Humanity Left in Gaza
Both Wesam Rose, the Deputy Chief Field Officer of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and Louise Wateridge, the agency's spokesperson in Gaza, warned of the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza. They confirmed that the area where people have been crowded in the Strip is extremely small, not exceeding 11% of the area of the Strip, due to more evacuation orders issued for areas across Gaza over the past two weeks.
This came during a briefing presented by the two UN officials via video from Deir al-Balah in central Gaza to journalists at the United Nations headquarters in New York yesterday, Monday.
Wateridge said: "Hundreds of thousands of people are forced to move daily," adding, "What we are seeing now are families, mothers, and children dragging their belongings. Most people are being forced to move. There is extremely limited access for any type of vehicles for this type of displacement now. People simply do not know where they are going."
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital
Regarding what happened on Monday at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Wateridge stated that she does not have direct information from the hospital, but we know that it is difficult to move around the place, as the military operation in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis is still intense and ongoing. That's why our movement in the area is very limited. We have seen up close the evacuation process in hospitals in the past, and sometimes they are forced to evacuate patients, medications, and medical equipment before the evacuation of civilians, depending on the necessities of initial medical response when evacuation orders are issued.
UNRWA and Israel
Regarding the relationship between UNRWA and the Israeli forces, and whether there are communication channels in the field after the occupation entity declared UNRWA a terrorist organization, the spokesperson for UNRWA in Gaza said that there is coordination with the Israeli forces regarding our movements, and about the places and times of arrival of humanitarian aid entering Gaza. We coordinate with them on a daily basis so they know where we are going and where we are carrying out our humanitarian work, for our safety, the safety of our locations, our staff, and the relief operations we are conducting. But everything in this war is difficult. They said, "There is no humanity left here. What is happening here is degrading to the population. But when we talk to people, they tell you that they are waiting for death and have no hope. And how difficult this is when you hear it from people who cannot move or leave, they do not know where to go. The only peace they seek is to stay with their families and sleep together so that if death comes, they die together. This is the reality here. It is more destructive than can be described."
They also pointed out that in the "Israeli" announced humanitarian area in Khan Yunis and Al-Mawasi, you can hardly see the sands due to the large number of displaced people. The area is overcrowded and they said that people are using sand to build walls to prevent sea water from reaching their temporary shelters. The UN official added that in the midst of these difficult conditions people are living in, there are scorpions, mosquitoes, rats, and snakes, in addition to the increase in the spread of diseases, including polio, as the first case was confirmed a few days ago. They also mentioned the extreme desperation and hopelessness prevailing among the people in Gaza, who expressed that their only hope now is for the ceasefire to stop.
The UN official added that there are tanks in areas that were previously known as safe zones. This is just another indication that Gaza is not a safe place. People have nowhere to go. And there is no way to find safety. Access to humanitarian resources is extremely limited because humanitarian operations are also being evacuated.
