Israeli attacks on Gaza kill at least 88, including children in their sleep

Israel has unleashed a bid of aerial attacks connected nan Gaza Strip that killed astir 90 people, including galore children successful their sleep, arsenic its main state nan United States erstwhile again vetoed a United Nations Security Council solution demanding a ceasefire.

At slightest 66 group were killed successful an onslaught early connected Thursday that hit a residential neighbourhood successful Beit Lahiya, successful Gaza’s besieged north, Palestinian wellness officials said.

Hussam Abu Safia, nan head of nan adjacent Kamal Adwan Hospital, told Al Jazeera astir of nan victims “were dormant erstwhile they were killed”.

“A very ample number of casualties has arrived, and location are still galore bodies hanging connected nan walls, ceilings. It’s mostly children and women,” he said successful a sound message.

Abu Safia said infirmary unit rushed to nan site, retrieving bodies, collecting remains and rescuing trapped people.

“We are already operating pinch nan bare minimum resources, that is why astir of our unit are now engaged rescuing nan injured … owed to nan deficiency of ambulances and resources,” nan paediatrician added.

“The business is honestly very dire. We cannot header pinch this monolithic number of injured and casualties that person arrived to Kamal Adwan Hospital.”

Separately connected Thursday, astatine slightest 22 people, including 10 children, were killed successful Israeli bombardment of Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, a civilian defence spokesperson said.

1-14: Ceasefire solution blocked by US

More than 13 months of Israeli attacks connected Gaza person killed immoderate 44,000 people, including much than 17,000 children, and wounded 104,000. With assistance mostly trim off, galore successful nan densely populated territory are now facing nan threat of starvation.

Israel launched its ferocious subject run aft an estimated 1,139 people, mostly civilians, were killed successful an onslaught led by nan Palestinian equipped group Hamas connected October 7 past year, pinch immoderate 250 group taken captive. About 100 of them were released aft a truce and captive switch woody a twelvemonth agone but negotiations person mostly stalled since then.

Thursday’s overnight attacks took spot hours aft a Security Council solution calling for a ceasefire successful Gaza and nan merchandise of nan captives grounded to walk erstwhile imperishable member, nan US, formed a lone No ballot successful nan 15-member body.

This was nan 4th clip that US President Joe Biden’s management has vetoed specified a resolution since nan commencement of nan war.

Deputy envoy Robert Wood said nan US, which provides Israel pinch astatine slightest $3.8bn successful subject assistance annually, could not backmost nan measurement because it was not linked to nan contiguous merchandise of those held successful Gaza.

“We made clear passim negotiations we could not support an unconditional ceasefire that grounded to merchandise nan hostages,” he said.

A man cries complete nan bodies of his relatives killed successful an Israeli aerial onslaught connected nan Al-Mawasi area, astatine Nasser Hospital successful Khan Younis, confederate Gaza Strip [Haitham Imad/EPA-EFE]

As nan latest world effort to bring an extremity to nan fighting failed, civilians successful Gaza proceed to carnivore nan brunt, particularly successful nan bluish governorate which has been nether an Israeli siege for much than six weeks. Israel maintains that it wants to forestall nan regrouping of Hamas successful nan area.

In summation to nan ongoing shelling, residents crossed Gaza are struggling to header pinch a worsening humanitarian situation arsenic wintertime approaches.

Most Palestinians, who person been forced to fly activity aft activity of Israeli attacks, unrecorded successful tents and makeshift shelters that are inadequate for acold upwind and rain. The Norwegian Refugee Council has warned that much than 1 cardinal Palestinians successful Gaza do not person capable shelter for nan coming months.

Food proviso is different issue.

Certain pockets crossed nan 2.2 million-strong territory are connected nan cusp of famine and a increasing number of civilians are suffering from acute deficiency of food.

The introduction of assistance trucks has been severely hampered by Israeli authorities and, lately, by criminal gangs operating successful areas nether Israeli control, according to reports.