Latest news with #UmmYassinAbuAwda
Kuwait Times
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
World snoozes as Zionists massacre 100+ daily in Gaza
GAZA: Gaza's civil defense agency said Zionist forces killed at least 118 people on Thursday, including 15 in a strike on a school sheltering Palestinians displaced by the war nearing its 22nd month. The Zionist entity has recently expanded its military operations in the Gaza Strip, where its war on Hamas has created dire humanitarian conditions and displaced nearly all of the territory's population of more than two million. Many have sought shelter in school buildings, but these have repeatedly come under Zionist attacks. Umm Yassin Abu Awda, who was among mourners who gathered at the city's Al-Shifa Hospital after the strike, said: 'This isn't a life. We've suffered enough.' 'For two years, we've been fighting just to get a piece of bread,' she told AFP. 'Either you (Zionists) strike us with a nuclear bomb and end it all, or people's conscience needs to finally wake up.' In an updated toll on Thursday afternoon, civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal said 118 people were killed and 581 injured by Zionist strikes, artillery or gunfire across the territory. They included 38 people waiting for humanitarian aid at three separate locations in central and southern Gaza and a child killed by a drone in Jabalia in the north. Bassal said 17 people, 'the majority of them children and women', were killed and several others wounded in a Zionist air strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City. Pressure has risen for a ceasefire to allow sorely needed humanitarian aid into Gaza at scale and permit the release of captives seized by Palestinian fighters. US President Donald Trump earlier this week declared a new ceasefire push, aiming for an initial 60-day truce, which he said had Israel's backing. But Zionist leaders held firm to their aim of crushing Hamas, even as the group said Tuesday it was discussing new proposals for a ceasefire from mediators. At the Gaza City school compound hit on Thursday, AFP footage showed young children wandering through the charred, bombed out building, as piles of burnt debris smoldered. Groups of Palestinians picked through the rubble and damaged furniture that littered the floor. 'Suddenly, we found the tent collapsing over us and a fire burning. We don't know what happened,' one witness, Wafaa Al-Arqan, who was among the people sheltering there, told Reuters. 'What can we do? Is it fair that all these children burned?' Bassal of the civil defense agency reported 25 people killed while seeking aid near the Netzarim area in central Gaza, six others at another location nearby and seven in Rafah, southern Gaza, with scores of people injured. They were the latest in a string of deadly incidents that have hit people trying to receive scarce supplies. Across Gaza on Thursday, Bassal said artillery shelling in the northern town of Beit Lahia killed three people. Further south, he said three people were killed in a strike that hit tents housing displaced people in the coastal Al-Mawasi area. Despite mounting calls at home and globally for a ceasefire, the Zionist entity's hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called on Wednesday to push the offensive harder. 'Let's finish the job in Gaza. We must bring down Hamas, occupy the Gaza Strip, encourage the transfer' of Palestinians out of the territory, Ben Gvir said in a television interview. To the minister, the Zionist entity was now 'in a position to achieve' victory over Hamas, which he said would help free the remaining captives still held in Gaza from the 2023 attacks. 'We must bring them back, but the way to bring them back is to bring down Hamas,' he said. The Zionist military campaign has killed at least 57,130 people in Gaza, mostly civilians. – Agencies
Kuwait Times
05-07-2025
- Kuwait Times
‘This is not life': Gazans reel from Zionist strike on school-turned-shelter
Mustafa Hafez School attack leaves charred wreckage and grief in Gaza City GAZA: Young children wandered through the charred shell of what had been a school sheltering displaced Palestinians on Thursday, after a pre-dawn Zionist strike killed 15 people there according to the civil defense agency. Tattered clothes hung from the blackened exterior of the building in western Gaza City, as rubble still shouldered below in the morning light. Bloodstains dotted the ground strewn with the remnants of daily life. Clothing, metal chairs, tins of food and part of an electric fan lay amongst the wreckage, AFP footage showed. 'This is not a life,' said Umm Yassin Abu Awda, a Gaza City resident who stood amongst mourners at the city's Al-Shifa Hospital following the strike. 'Either you strike us with a nuclear bomb and end it all, or people's conscience needs to finally wake up.' Contacted by AFP, the Zionist military said it 'struck a key Hamas terrorist who was operating in a Hamas command and control center in Gaza City'. 'Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians,' it added. Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza's civil defense agency, told AFP that most of the 15 killed in Thursday's strike were women and children. He also reported a large number of injuries in the 'Zionist air strike on the Mustafa Hafez School, which shelters displaced persons, in the Al-Rimal neighborhood'. They were among 69 people that the agency reported killed by Zionist forces on Thursday in the Palestinian territory, where the Zionist entity has recently expanded its military operations. Nearly all of Gaza's population has been displaced at least once during the nearly 21-month war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people living there. Many have sought shelter in school buildings, but these have repeatedly come under Zionist attacks that the military often says target Hamas militants hiding among civilians. 'Annihilate us' Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the tolls and details provided by the civil defence. At Mustafa Hafez School, a colorful mural on a wall next to the wreckage showed a smiling boy walking past a tree and a woman next to a Palestinian flag. A small group sat on chairs in what was once the playground of the school. Inside the building, a group of young boys surveyed the damage and climbed on upturned furniture while others sifted through the debris. Crowds of mourners gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital, where men and women wept over the bodies of the dead. 'We have no life left. Let them just annihilate us so we can finally rest,' said one woman who lost relatives in the strike and did not give her name. 'There's nothing left for us. My two daughters are gone — and now my niece, along with her six children and her husband, were burned to death,' she said, her voice breaking with emotion. At least 57,130 people have been killed in Zionist's military campaign in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. The United Nations considers its figures reliable. — AFP
Gulf Today
04-07-2025
- Gulf Today
'This is not life:' Gazans reel from Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter
Young children wandered through the charred shell of what had been a school sheltering displaced Palestinians on Thursday, after a pre-dawn Israeli strike killed 12 people there according to the civil defence agency. Tattered clothes hung from the blackened exterior of the building in western Gaza City, as rubble still smouldered below in the morning light. Bloodstains dotted the ground strewn with the remnants of daily life. Clothing, metal chairs, tins of food and part of an electric fan lay amongst the wreckage, AFP footage showed. Children walk over debris at Mustafa Hafez school, following an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City. AFP "This is not a life," said Umm Yassin Abu Awda, a Gaza City resident who stood amongst mourners at the city's Al Shifa Hospital following the strike. "Either you strike us with a nuclear bomb and end it all, or people's conscience needs to finally wake up." Nearly all of Gaza's population has been displaced at least once during the nearly 21-month war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people living there. A boy checks the destruction at Mustafa Hafez school, following an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City. AFP Many have sought shelter in school buildings, but these have repeatedly come under Israeli attacks that the military often says target Hamas hiding among civilians. Mohammad Al Mughayyir, an official from Gaza's civil defence agency, told AFP that most of the 12 killed in Thursday's strike were women and children. Injured Palestinian children receives treatment outside Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, following an Israeli strike. AFP He also reported a large number of injuries in the "Israeli air strike on the Mustafa Hafez School, which shelters displaced persons, in the Al Rimal neighbourhood." They were among 25 people that the agency reported killed by Israeli forces on Thursday morning in the Palestinian territory, where Israel has recently expanded its military operations. 'Annihilate us' Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was looking into the report. Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify the tolls and details provided by the civil defence. An injured Palestinian boy waits to receive treatment at Baptist Hospital in Gaza City. AFP At Mustafa Hafez School, a colourful mural on a wall next to the wreckage showed a smiling boy walking past a tree and a woman next to a Palestinian flag. A small group sat on chairs in what was once the playground of the school. Inside the building, a group of young boys surveyed the damage and climbed on upturned furniture while others sifted through the debris. Crowds of mourners gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital, where men and women wept over the bodies of the dead. People walk over debris at Mustafa Hafez school, following an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City. AFP "We have no life left. Let them just annihilate us so we can finally rest," said one woman who lost relatives in the strike and did not give her name. "There's nothing left for us. My two daughters are gone — and now my niece, along with her six children and her husband, were burned to death," she said, her voice breaking with emotion. At least 57,130 people have been killed in Israel's military campaign in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. The United Nations considers its figures reliable. Agence France-PResse
Japan Times
04-07-2025
- Japan Times
Gazans reel from Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter
Young children wandered through the charred shell of what had been a school sheltering displaced Palestinians on Thursday, after a pre-dawn Israeli strike killed 15 people there according to the civil defense agency. Tattered clothes hung from the blackened exterior of the building in western Gaza City, as rubble still smoldered below in the morning light. Bloodstains dotted the ground strewn with the remnants of daily life. Clothing, metal chairs, tins of food and part of an electric fan lay amongst the wreckage, footage showed. "This is not a life," said Umm Yassin Abu Awda, a Gaza City resident who stood amongst mourners at the city's Al-Shifa Hospital following the strike. "Either you strike us with a nuclear bomb and end it all, or people's conscience needs to finally wake up." Contacted for comment, the Israeli military said it "struck a key Hamas terrorist who was operating in a Hamas command and control center in Gaza City." "Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians," it added. Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza's civil defense agency, said that most of the 15 killed in Thursday's strike were women and children. He also reported a large number of injuries in the "Israeli air strike on the Mustafa Hafez School, which shelters displaced persons, in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood". People mourn over the bodies of victims of an Israeli strike which hit the Mustafa Hafez school before a funeral procession at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Thursday. | AFP-Jiji They were among 69 people that the agency reported killed by Israeli forces on Thursday in the Palestinian territory, where Israel has recently expanded its military operations. Nearly all of Gaza's population has been displaced at least once during the nearly 21-month war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than 2 million people living there. Many have sought shelter in school buildings, but these have repeatedly come under Israeli attacks that the military often says target Hamas militants hiding among civilians. Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties in accessing many areas mean it is not possible to independently verify the tolls and details provided by the civil defense. At Mustafa Hafez School, a colorful mural on a wall next to the wreckage showed a smiling boy walking past a tree and a woman next to a Palestinian flag. A small group sat on chairs in what was once the playground of the school. Inside the building, a group of young boys surveyed the damage and climbed on upturned furniture while others sifted through the debris. Crowds of mourners gathered at Al-Shifa Hospital, where men and women wept over the bodies of the dead. "We have no life left. Let them just annihilate us so we can finally rest," said one woman who lost relatives in the strike and did not give her name. "There's nothing left for us. My two daughters are gone — and now my niece, along with her six children and her husband, were burned to death," she said, her voice breaking with emotion. At least 57,130 people have been killed in Israel's military campaign in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. The United Nations considers its figures reliable. The war was triggered by Palestinian militant group Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel which resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, also mostly civilians, according to Israeli official figures.
New Indian Express
03-07-2025
- New Indian Express
'This is not life': Gazans reel from Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter
Young children wandered through the charred shell of what had been a school sheltering displaced Palestinians on Thursday, after a pre-dawn Israeli strike killed 15 people there according to the civil defence agency. Tattered clothes hung from the blackened exterior of the building in western Gaza City, as rubble still smouldered below in the morning light. Bloodstains dotted the ground strewn with the remnants of daily life. Clothing, metal chairs, tins of food and part of an electric fan lay amongst the wreckage, AFP footage showed. "This is not a life," said Umm Yassin Abu Awda, a Gaza City resident who stood amongst mourners at the city's Al-Shifa Hospital following the strike. "Either you strike us with a nuclear bomb and end it all, or people's conscience needs to finally wake up." Contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it "struck a key Hamas terrorist who was operating in a Hamas command and control center in Gaza City". "Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians," it added. Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza's civil defence agency, told AFP that most of the 15 killed in Thursday's strike were women and children. He also reported a large number of injuries in the "Israeli air strike on the Mustafa Hafez School, which shelters displaced persons, in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood". They were among 69 people that the agency reported killed by Israeli forces on Thursday in the Palestinian territory, where Israel has recently expanded its military operations. Nearly all of Gaza's population has been displaced at least once during the nearly 21-month war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people living there. Many have sought shelter in school buildings, but these have repeatedly come under Israeli attacks that the military often says target Hamas militants hiding among civilians.
