New Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip cause dozens of deaths in Gaza City and Rafah. In the West Bank, a man was used as a human shield by the IDF.
At least 42 people were killed on Saturday in Israeli attacks on neighborhoods in the Gaza cityin the north of the Palestinian enclave. Five more people died Sunday morningafter a new attack by Israeli army (IDF) in the zone.
In Al-Shati, one of eight historic refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces killed 25 people, while others 17 Palestinians killed in attack on homes in Al-Tuffah neighborhood.
The magnitude of what his team at the International Committee of the Red Cross saw after the attacks that killed 25 people Friday near his hospital is “unprecedented.”
William Schomburg, head of the ICRC office in Rafah, adding: “I was very close to where the impacts of these attacks occurred. In a matter of moments, an avalanche of wounded showed up at the gates of our complex.”
Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant headed to the United States to talk with Washington authorities about the future of the war against Hamas. “Meetings with senior U.S. government officials are critical to the future of the war,” Gallant said.
Controversy over Palestinians linked to the confinement of a military vehicle
Israeli forces in West Bank occupied man tied an injured Palestinian to the hood of a military vehicle during a raid in the city of Jenin, allegedly using him as a human shield.
A video posted online on Saturday, verified by pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera, shows the Palestinian resident of Jenin tied to a military vehicle passing two ambulances.
The man’s family told Reuters news agency that he was wounded during an Israeli raid.
The IDF confirmed that there was a shooting in Jenin and that some soldiers violated military protocol. “The conduct of the armed forces in the video of the incident does not conform to the values of the army“said the statement issued by Israeli forces. Israeli soldiers freed the man, allowing paramedics to transport him to the hospital, where he was taken to the operating room, health workers said.
