As Israeli forces continue to launch an offensive in the Gaza Strip, Hamas continues to counterattack, Palestinian civilians and UN staff are killed, and WHO is calling for a ceasefire.
Recently, the Israeli military announced the continuation of joint operations in the Gaza Strip against Hamas targets. The Israeli army claimed to have discovered a large network of Hamas tunnels in the north, calling it a "tunnel of terror" and saying it would destroy it with heavy **. However, Hamas-affiliated Qassam Brigades revealed that they had carried out 24 military missions in the past four days, successfully destroying 35 Israeli military vehicles and killing dozens of Israeli soldiers. A spokesman for the Qassam Brigade said that they used homemade rockets, mines, explosives packs and other light equipment to effectively strike Israeli tanks, armored vehicles, jeeps and other heavy equipment. He also said that they used tunnels and underground passages to carry out many raids on the rear and vital parts of the Israeli army, inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli army.
Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes in the Maighazy refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip that night killed at least 70 Palestinians, mostly women and children. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that this was the most tragic air attack in this round of conflict, and the Israeli army used high-** bombs and white phosphorus bombs to indiscriminately bomb the refugee camp, causing a large number of civilians and infrastructure damage. A spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health said that public facilities such as hospitals, schools and mosques in the camps had been destroyed and that many bodies were buried in the rubble and were unrecognizable. He also said that the health system in the Gaza Strip had collapsed due to the blockade and destruction by Israeli forces, and that there was a lack of medical supplies and personnel to treat the wounded.
The United Nations announced that 142 staff members had died in the conflict, including peacekeepers, humanitarian aid agencies, Human Rights Watch and others. The spokesman for the United Nations said that the deaths of these staff members were an insult and a provocation to the United Nations after they had sacrificed their lives to maintain peace, provide assistance and protect human rights. He added that the United Nations had repeatedly urged Israel and Hamas to cease hostilities, abide by international law and humanitarian principles, and protect the safety of civilians and workers, but those calls had been ignored and rejected.
The WHO said the health system in the Gaza Strip had been severely damaged and called for an immediate ceasefire. Hospitals and clinics in the Gaza Strip are overstretched to cope with the large number of injured people and lack basic supplies such as medicines, water, electricity and oxygen, according to a WHO spokesperson. He also said that due to the blockade and attacks by Israeli forces, WHO and other international organizations have been unable to deliver emergency medical supplies and personnel to the Gaza Strip, which has caused great suffering and danger to the people of the Gaza Strip. He called on Israel and Hamas to cease fire immediately and allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip to help the wounded and civilians.
The current round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has lasted for more than two months, and the number of casualties on both sides has been rising, and the cruelty and tragedy of the war are shocking. The Israeli army continued to launch an offensive in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to destroy Hamas's armed forces and infrastructure, but Hamas continued to counterattack, dealing a heavy blow to the Israeli army. Palestinian civilians and United Nations staff have been killed, the health system in the Gaza Strip has collapsed and the humanitarian crisis has intensified. WHO has called for a ceasefire, and the international community has put pressure on both sides to end this bloody war and restore peace and stability as soon as possible.
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