Palestinian officials and residents accuse Israel of depopulating two cities and a refugee camp. According to them, the country’s goal is to create a buffer zone there, which Israel denies.
At least 31 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the north and in the central part of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. TASR informs about it according to a Reuters report.
An Israeli airstrike on a house in Beit Lahiya killed at least 22 people, including women and children. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, approximately 30 people originally lived here. Several of them are missing. The Israeli military says it is investigating the report.
On Wednesday, at least seven more Palestinians were also killed in an airstrike on a house in the Nusajrat refugee camp, medics informed Reuters. Two more people were also killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City, and rescuers reported wounded and casualties in Beit Hanun as well, without providing further details.
In a statement, the Israeli army announced that attackers fired two rockets at Israel from the central part of the Gaza Strip, which landed in open areas and caused no injuries. According to Reuters, this is a signal that the militants are able to continue rocket attacks despite the devastating fighting that began last year.
Israeli troops have been deployed in Beit Hanun, the nearby town of Beit Lahiya and the Jabalia refugee camp since October 5. In these localities, they fight against the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, which carries out attacks from them. Palestinian officials and residents accuse Israel of depopulating two cities and a refugee camp. According to them, the country’s goal is to create a buffer zone there, which Israel denies, Reuters reminds.
