On Tuesday, the Israeli army continued bombing and shelling various parts of the destroyed, starved, and besieged Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation due to the siege and the displacement of more than 95% of the population.
Media sources reported that the Israeli army fired missiles, tank, and artillery shells on various parts of the Gaza Strip, targeting homes, gatherings of displaced people, and streets, causing dozens of deaths and injuries.
In addition, the army continued its invasions and destruction of large neighborhoods in Rafah, in Gaza’s southernmost part, which started on May 73.
The army also continued the invasion and bombing of northern Gaza for the eleventh consecutive day amid heavy aerial and artillery bombardment, siege, and starvation, especially in the Jabalia refugee camp, and complete isolation of the governorate from Gaza.
🚨HORRIBLE: The final call with Sumaya and her family ended in tragedy as the Israeli army killed them all, including paramedic Ahmed Al-Najjar, who rushed to save them in northern #Gaza
All the family.. Eleven bodies were pulled from the rubble.
The horror is unimaginable‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/1BZ1qYfmEm— Nour Naim| نُور (@NourNaim88) October 15, 2024
The Palestinian Civil Defense in northern Gaza said the Israeli army surrounded its medics and rescue teams, and added that Israeli drones are targeting its teams, preventing them from reaching wounded Palestinians.
At least two Palestinians were killed and many injured after an Israeli drone dropped a bomb in the vicinity of Sikka Street inside the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
Several Palestinians were injured when the army fired a missile at the Al-Mansoura area in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
Six Palestinians were also wounded in an Israeli bombing targeting Palestinians trying to charge their devices at a mobile charging station at a soccer field, west of the city.
Three Palestinians were killed and many injured when the army fired a missile at a home in the Saftawi area, northwest of Gaza City.
At least two Palestinians were killed, and many injured when the army fired a missile at Ahmad Yassin Street, north of Gaza City, while three Palestinians were killed and six injured when an Israeli missile struck a home near the Salahuddin Mosque in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.
In Jabalia refugee camp, medics recovered the bodies of fourteen Palestinians in the Al-Fallujah area, after the army bombarded three homes, and moved them to Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Several Palestinians were injured when the army fired a missile at a home in Tal Az-Za’tar area in the Jabalia refugee camp.
Furthermore, the soldiers shot a pregnant woman while she was heading to the hospital to give birth in Jabalia.
In central Gaza, the army killed five Palestinians and injured at least eight, after firing a missile at a home, east of the Nuseirat refugee camp.
In Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, the army fired a missile at a home in Bani Soheila town, east of the city, killing ten Palestinians, including children and an infant, 6 months old, and wounding many.
Six Palestinians were also killed and many injured in an Israeli bombing of a home, southeast of Khan Younis.
In related news, Palestinian Red Crescent Society teams continued their efforts to conduct the second round of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip.
The campaign included vaccinating hundreds of children at several Red Crescent health centers, including clinics in Deir al-Balah, Al-Bassa, Al-Sawarha, Al-Zawaida, and Nuseirat, aiming to protect children from the risks of polio infection as part of ongoing efforts to enhance public health and disease prevention in Gaza.
Due to increasing risks, bombings, and difficulties in movement, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society decided to reach displaced persons where they are to provide polio vaccines and vitamin A.
The "Most Moral Army" continues to TARGET AMBULANCES transporting the injured pic.twitter.com/HMNLJ3BMRd
— Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) October 15, 2024
Mobile teams were sent to several shelters and displaced people’s camps to ensure that health services reach all targeted children.
In the same context, a delegation from the World Health Organization, headed by Mr. Rik Peeperkorn, the organization’s representative in the Palestinian territories, accompanied by Dr. Fateh Ar-Rahman, the organization’s polio expert, visited the Red Crescent center in Deir al-Balah to inspect the location during the vaccination campaign.
The campaign aims to vaccinate 591,700 children under the age of ten; fixed and mobile teams will be deployed to complete the campaign.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that, in collaboration with partners, it has vaccinated approximately 93,000 children under the age of ten in the central areas of the Gaza Strip as part of the second round of the polio immunization campaign.
“We can vaccinate children against polio but we can’t keep them safe from everything else that’s killing them right now in #Gaza.”@UNRWA Sam Rose to @CNN on the endless tragedy in #Gaza amid intense military operations continue. pic.twitter.com/6a8dDcy1kA
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) October 15, 2024
In a statement on “X” on Tuesday, UNRWA said, “Despite the escalating war and ongoing challenges, the second round of the polio immunization campaign began yesterday in the central areas of Gaza,” they added, “The best vaccine for children is a ceasefire and peace.”
While there is nowhere safe in #Gaza, @UNRWA works to create child-friendly spaces at the #polio vaccination sites through play activities
Over 12 months of war have had a severe impact on children’s wellbeing. Our teams do all they can, but the only answer is a #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/bxkBLx2TcZ
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) October 15, 2024
UNRWA added, “While there is nowhere safe in #Gaza, UNRWA works to create child-friendly spaces at the #polio vaccination sites through play activities. Over 12 months of war have had a severe impact on children’s wellbeing. Our teams do all they can, but the only answer is a #CeasefireNow.
The second round of the #polio campaign started yesterday in #Gaza middle area, despite ongoing violence.
Nearly 93,000 children under 10 received this crucial vaccine. Of those reached, 43% were vaccinated by @UNRWA teams on the ground. More than 76,300 children also received… https://t.co/fhOZ3YR37Y
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) October 15, 2024
Israel has now killed at least 42,344 Palestinians, including 16,927 children, and 11,487 women, and injured more than 99,013 others, the majority of whom are children and women, in addition to the thousands of missing Palestinians, under the rubble, on destroyed streets and bombarded alleys, across the destroyed coastal enclave, since October 7, 2023.
Shaaban al-Dalou, a 20-year-old Palestinian, burned to death while connected to an IV drip and confined to a hospital bed during an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital courtyard where displaced people were sheltering. pic.twitter.com/iqvvzXAsib
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 15, 2024
