Heavy Airstrikes Hit Gaza City Amid Famine Warnings
Gaza City has come under heavy bombardment for three consecutive days, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency, as Israeli forces prepare to occupy the city. Mahmud Bassal, the agency’s spokesperson, reported that residential areas in Zeitoun and Sabra were hit by bombs and drone strikes causing massive destruction to civilian homes. Residents have been unable to recover the dead and injured due to the continuous shelling. Global Alarm Over Starvation The UK, EU, Australia, Canada, and Japan jointly declared that “famine is unfolding in front of our eyes”, urging immediate and concrete steps to allow aid into Gaza.Their statement also condemned the use of lethal force near aid distribution points, where the UN says over 1,300 Palestinians have been killed, mostly by Israeli forces. Israel denies there is famine in Gaza, instead accusing UN agencies of failing to collect […]
