Tents of displaced people in Gaza City hit, 13 dead and 25 injured

Gaza health authorities say that at least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in an Israeli attack in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, in the early hours of today, the Guardian reports. According to sources, Israeli army tanks opened fire on tents housing displaced people in al-Shati camp, in the western part of the city. Israel has not yet commented.

Displaced Palestinians were surprised in their sleep by Israeli tanks that opened fire on their tents in Beach Camp, west of Gaza City. According to local media, citing medical sources, the provisional toll stands at at least 13 dead and 25 wounded after two tank shells "fired at a tent compound" in western Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip. The site was hosting Gazans displaced from other areas of the northern Strip. Initial reports indicate that tanks positioned north of Shati camp opened fire on the tents. Reuters news agency noted that the IDF has not yet reported on this ongoing nighttime operation.

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Gaza's population of over 2 million is facing severe shortages of food and other essential goods, with the Civil Protection Agency and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reporting a spike in malnutrition cases in recent days. In a post on X, UNRWA said that food shortages in the Palestinian territory have caused food prices to increase 40-fold, while aid stored in its warehouses outside Gaza could feed "the entire population for over three months." "The suffering in Gaza is man-made and must be stopped," it wrote. "Lift the siege and ensure the safe and large-scale delivery of aid," UNRWA added. On Sunday, the Civil Defense Agency reported at least three infant deaths from "severe hunger and malnutrition" over the past week. The Health Ministry said 18 people died of starvation in the 24 hours between Saturday and Sunday. "Infants under one year of age suffer from milk shortages, which lead to significant weight loss and a reduction in their immune defenses, making them vulnerable to disease," said Mohammed Abu Salmiya, director of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital. Israel said today that "there is no ban or restriction on the entry of powdered milk or baby food into Gaza."

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The World Health Organization staff residence in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, was attacked three times today, the health agency's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a post on X. The residence's main warehouse was also attacked. "Israeli soldiers entered the facility, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot to Al-Mawasi amid active conflict," he wrote. "Male staff and their family members were handcuffed, stripped, interrogated on the spot, and subjected to gunfire. Two WHO staff members and two family members were arrested. Three were later released, while one staff member remains detained."

Thirty-two WHO staff members and their family members were evacuated to the WHO office as soon as access was gained." He added: "WHO calls for the immediate release of the arrested staff and the protection of all its staff."

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