AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern for civilians trapped in Israel’s ongoing ground invasion of northern Gaza.
“People suffering under the ongoing Israeli siege in north Gaza are rapidly exhausting all available means for their survival,” said Guterres.
Emphasizing the need to protect civilians and ensure they receive the necessary humanitarian assistance, he reminded Israel of its legal obligations, saying “That’s what international humanitarian law requires”.
The situation in Gaza is getting closer to disaster. The Gaza Civil Defense Agency says three of its rescuers were wounded in northern Gaza in what it called a “targeted strike” that aimed to force them out of the besieged Jabalia refugee camp.
Later, it said all its operations in northern Gaza were suspended after Israeli forces detained five staff members and bombed the only fire truck.
“Our work has completely stopped in the north Gaza governorate, and the situation has become catastrophic there, and the citizens there are now without any kind of humanitarian services,” the agency said in a statement.
The municipality of Gaza City said two city workers were killed and three others wounded in an Israeli strike.
Health and civil emergency officials said dozens of bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in and around Jabalia are scattered on roadsides and under the rubble where medical teams could not reach them.
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