Israel again bombs Gaza’s Beit Lahiya a day after killing 93 in one strike

Israel’s subject has again bombed residential buildings successful Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, sidesplitting astatine slightest 19 Palestinians, arsenic civilians successful the besieged bluish municipality searched for survivors successful the aftermath of an earlier Israeli raid that killed astir 100 people.

The latest Israeli bombing, precocious connected Tuesday night, deed respective homes belonging to the Al Louh family, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence successful Gaza.

The onslaught came little than a time aft Israel’s subject bombed a five-storey gathering belonging to the Abu Nasr household successful Beit Lahiya, sidesplitting astatine slightest 93 radical and wounding dozens more. The Ministry of Health successful Gaza said astatine slightest 25 children were among the dead.

Israel’s subject said it was “looking into the reports of the strike”, portion its main ally, the United States, said the onslaught was “horrifying”.

The United Nations Human Rights Office said it was “appalled” by the bombing, calling it 1 of the deadliest azygous attacks successful Gaza successful astir 3 months.

The escalating aerial and crushed battle connected Beit Lahiya comes arsenic Israel’s siege of bluish Gaza has entered its 26th day.

The Israeli subject said it launched the violative to halt Hamas fighters from regrouping successful the northbound of the territory, contempt saying earlier this twelvemonth that it had wiped retired the Palestinian radical – which governs Gaza – successful the area.

According to the the Palestinian Civil Defence, much than 100,000 radical stay trapped successful the northbound without nutrient and h2o and dozens stay buried successful the rubble of bombed homes, with rescue workers incapable to scope them owed to Israel’s ongoing attacks and siege.

Footage from the Israeli onslaught connected the Abu Nasr household location connected Monday, obtained by Al Jazeera, showed a Palestinian antheral covered successful particulate trapped nether factual and alloy bars arsenic others tried to interruption isolated walls utilizing prime axes to escaped him. Outside the building, respective bodies wrapped successful blankets laic connected the ground.

‘Martyrs each implicit the place’

Ismail Ouaida, a witness, said the Israeli onslaught came without warning.

“As you tin see, determination are martyrs each implicit the place,” helium said, pointing to 2 dormant bodies nether the rubble. “[There are] bodies hanging implicit the walls.”

Another Palestinian woman, successful footage verified by Al Jazeera, said she mislaid aggregate members of her family.

“Both my sons with their full families were killed. My unmarried girl was besides killed,” the pistillate said, weeping. “And my different girl with her 5 children – each killed. What incorrect did they do? What did those guiltless radical bash to beryllium slaughtered similar this?”

Rabie al-Shandagly, a 30-year-old survivor, told the AFP quality bureau that astir of the victims were women and children.

“The detonation happened astatine nighttime and I archetypal thought it was shelling, but erstwhile I went retired aft sunrise, I saw radical pulling bodies, limbs and the wounded from nether the rubble,” helium said. “People are trying to prevention the injured, but determination are nary hospitals oregon due aesculapian care.”

At the Kamal Adwan Hospital, the main aesculapian installation serving the radical of northbound Gaza, dozens of wounded radical arrived seeking treatment, but the hospital’s manager said determination were nary unit to dainty the patients arsenic Israeli forces had arrested astir of its workers successful a raid past week.

“The Kamal Adwan Hospital and the full vicinity is simply a warfare zone. The infirmary is near with nary resources; nary aesculapian supplies; nary aesculapian staff. This is due to the fact that galore of our specialised doctors and surgeons person been detained,” Dr Hussam Abu Safiya said.

He described chaotic scenes with patients and the injured “strewn each over” the infirmary floor, and called for urgent planetary intervention.

US, UN explicit concern

In Washington, DC, a spokesperson for the US State Department expressed concern.

“This was a horrifying incidental with a horrifying result,” Matthew Miller told reporters. “We person reached retired to the authorities of Israel to inquire what happened here.”

In Geneva, a spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office called for a prompt, transparent and elaborate investigation.

“It is imperative for Israel to let exigency rescue services entree to specified sites successful North Gaza. In immoderate cases, rescue workers themselves person been attacked portion trying to scope the injured,” Jeremy Laurence said.

The UN’s Middle East bid envoy besides condemned the attack.

“This horrific onslaught is yet different successful a deadly bid of caller wide casualty incidents, alongside a monolithic displacement campaign, successful the northbound of Gaza that raises superior concerns astir violations of planetary humanitarian law,” Tor Wennesland said successful a statement.

“I unequivocally condemn the wide sidesplitting and wounded of civilians successful Gaza, and the endless displacement of the colonisation successful Gaza.”

Israel’s yearlong warfare has truthful acold killed astatine slightest 43,061 Palestinians successful Gaza, astir of them women and children, according to Palestinian officials.