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Join on Telegram Rabat – In the early hours of Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes intensified across Gaza and parts of Lebanon, resulting in tragic civilian casualties and forced evacuations. Reports indicate that at least 25 people have lost their lives in Gaza since dawn, including six who were killed in an overcrowded neighborhood in Deir el-Balah. The American field hospital in Gaza reported receiving at least 10 people in critical condition.
The situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate as densely populated areas, often housing displaced families, come under attack. “The past few days have been unimaginable – mass killing and forced displacement,” reported Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary from Deir el-Balah.
In Beit Hanoon, residents have been under siege for over a month, living without adequate food or medical supplies in makeshift shelters and schools that had not yet been bombed.
Early today, Israeli forces intensified bombing and shelling in Beit Lahiya in the north and its surroundings, forcing further evacuations towards the south as Israeli drones and ground troops encroached on the area.
Meanwhile in Gaza’s middle, Israeli drones struck near an UNRWA clinic, killing six Palestinians who were nearby. In another incident, several civilians lost their lives while gathering for a brief respite in an improvised cafe in al-Mawasi, an area considered a humanitarian zone.
Al Jazeera reported that “many residential buildings in Beit Hanoon were bombed and flattened while people were still inside, with little to no warning.”
“For months, the Israeli military’s blockade of Salah al-Din Street trapped people in Beit Hanoon, and today, an abrupt escalation has seen numerous casualties within these residential buildings,” reported Hani Mahmoud from Deir el-Balah.
Israel’s airstrikes have also escalated in Lebanon, with raids targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs. The National News Agency (NNA) of Lebanon reported that at least seven airstrikes struck the suburb of Haret Hreik and nearby areas.
“Strikes are now hitting areas without Hezbollah presence, such as Ain Yaaqoub. Lebanese residents feel that nowhere is safe,” according to Al Jazeera.
