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| Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people | Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people |
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| Palestinians mourn as they wait to collect the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. | Palestinians mourn as they wait to collect the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. |
| Palestinians mourn as they wait to collect the bodies of friends and relatives killed in an airstrike on January 13, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. | |
| Ten people in a house sheltering two displaced families in Rafah were among 135 people killed in Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours, Hamas-run health ministry officials said. | Ten people in a house sheltering two displaced families in Rafah were among 135 people killed in Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours, Hamas-run health ministry officials said. |
| The southern Gaza city's population has swollen to well over a million people as displaced people from other parts of Gaza seek safety there. | The southern Gaza city's population has swollen to well over a million people as displaced people from other parts of Gaza seek safety there. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was looking into the reports. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was looking into the reports. |
| Rockets were also fired from Gaza into southern Israel. | Rockets were also fired from Gaza into southern Israel. |
| Rafah resident Samir Qeshta told AFP his home had been "completely destroyed" in Israeli bombardment while he and his wife had been out. | Rafah resident Samir Qeshta told AFP his home had been "completely destroyed" in Israeli bombardment while he and his wife had been out. |
| "This house sheltered me and my children... We are peaceful people, they struck us without prior warning," he said. | "This house sheltered me and my children... We are peaceful people, they struck us without prior warning," he said. |
| Nimma al-Akhras was at home when the bombardment began. | Nimma al-Akhras was at home when the bombardment began. |
| "The strike was unimaginable," she says. "We started screaming and I couldn't move until someone carried me and put me on a cart. | "The strike was unimaginable," she says. "We started screaming and I couldn't move until someone carried me and put me on a cart. |
| "What did we do wrong? We were just sitting. It's not safe in our homes nor outside. Where can we possibly go?" | "What did we do wrong? We were just sitting. It's not safe in our homes nor outside. Where can we possibly go?" |
| The IDF held a short pause in military activity in the city "for humanitarian purposes" following earlier strikes. | The IDF held a short pause in military activity in the city "for humanitarian purposes" following earlier strikes. |
| Israel says it is targeting Hamas members and their infrastructure and tries to minimise civilian casualties. | Israel says it is targeting Hamas members and their infrastructure and tries to minimise civilian casualties. |
| In a post on Telegram, health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that infrastructure and medical services in Rafah could not handle the needs of an estimated 1.3 million displacepeople. | In a post on Telegram, health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that infrastructure and medical services in Rafah could not handle the needs of an estimated 1.3 million displacepeople. |
| "Rafah is reaching a breaking point because of the influx of hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians and their families," he said. | "Rafah is reaching a breaking point because of the influx of hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians and their families," he said. |
| Doctors in the city's Nasser hospital said they were struggling to provide care in a "collapsed" healthcare system. | Doctors in the city's Nasser hospital said they were struggling to provide care in a "collapsed" healthcare system. |
| "Most of the medical supplies in the ICU are missing," Dr Mohammad al-Qidra told Reuters. "We don't have empty beds, no treatments. Most of the medicines inside the emergency room are not enough for patients. We are trying to find alternatives." | "Most of the medical supplies in the ICU are missing," Dr Mohammad al-Qidra told Reuters. "We don't have empty beds, no treatments. Most of the medicines inside the emergency room are not enough for patients. We are trying to find alternatives." |
| Many displaced people are also using the hospital wards for shelter. | Many displaced people are also using the hospital wards for shelter. |
| The World Health Organisation says fewer than half of Gaza's hospitals are functioning and those only partly. Very few ambulances were operational across the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry added. | The World Health Organisation says fewer than half of Gaza's hospitals are functioning and those only partly. Very few ambulances were operational across the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry added. |
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| In the central Gaza Strip, residents reported intense gun battles, tank shelling and Israeli air strikes in the Bureij, Nuseirat and Maghazi refugee camps - dense urban areas. | In the central Gaza Strip, residents reported intense gun battles, tank shelling and Israeli air strikes in the Bureij, Nuseirat and Maghazi refugee camps - dense urban areas. |
| The Israeli military said it had hit several targets there and killed numerous fighters. | The Israeli military said it had hit several targets there and killed numerous fighters. |
| The IDF also said it had killed Hamas fighters in Khan Younis, while Hamas said it had fired at an IDF helicopter near the city. | The IDF also said it had killed Hamas fighters in Khan Younis, while Hamas said it had fired at an IDF helicopter near the city. |
| The BBC cannot verify the battlefield claims. | The BBC cannot verify the battlefield claims. |
| A total of 23,843 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have now been killed in Israel's military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says. | A total of 23,843 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have now been killed in Israel's military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says. |
| Israel launched its campaign after hundreds of Hamas gunmen infiltrated southern Israeli communities from Gaza, killing about 1,300 people and taking about 240 others hostage. | Israel launched its campaign after hundreds of Hamas gunmen infiltrated southern Israeli communities from Gaza, killing about 1,300 people and taking about 240 others hostage. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Israel | Israel |
| Palestinian territories | Palestinian territories |
| Hamas | Hamas |