Israeli Strikes On Hamas Allegedly Kill Eight Children Waiting At Water Distribution Point In Gaza
Seven UN agencies issued a joint warning on Saturday, stating that a fuel shortage in Gaza has reached 'critical levels," posing a significant threat to aid operations, hospital care, and exacerbating chronic food insecurity, AFP reported.
According to Civil Defence Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal, at least 43 people were killed in the latest Israeli strikes, including 11 when a market in Gaza City was hit.
Bassal said that eight children were among 10 victims of a drone strike at a water point in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza.
'We woke up to the sound of two large explosions," Khaled Rayyan told AFP after a house was flattened in Nuseirat. 'Our neighbour and his children were under the rubble."
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The Israeli military remained silent on the matter, but in a separate statement on Sunday, it announced that its fighter jets had 'struck more than 150 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip".
The war was sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that led to 1,219 deaths, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Out of 251 people taken hostage that day, 49 are still held in Gaza, including 27 that the Israeli military says are dead. Hamas-run Gaza's health ministry says that at least 58,026 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed in Israel's military reprisals. The UN considers the figures reliable.
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