10/27/2024October 27, 2024More than 20 people killed in Israeli attack in northern Gaza, authorities say
At least 22 people, mostly women and children, were killed in an Israeli attack on northern Gaza on Sunday, the Associated Press reported, citing Palestinian officials.
This comes amid continued Israeli operations in the severely damaged and isolated region.
Reuters, citing the Palestinian state news agency WAFA, said 20 people were killed in the attack on the Jabaliya refugee camp.
A fresh attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in Gaza City’s Shati camp has killed nine more people, medical officials told Reuters.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said of the situation in northern Gaza: “We are shocked by the horrific level of death, injury and destruction.”
Guterres called for an “immediate ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, and accountability for crimes under international law.”
“The plight of Palestinian civilians trapped in northern Gaza is intolerable,” Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, adding that repeated efforts to deliver essential supplies “continue to be rejected by the Israeli authorities, with few exceptions.” “Countless lives are at risk,” he added. ”
The Israeli military said it was conducting operations in northern Gaza to prevent Hamas militants from regrouping.
The attack has led some observers to accuse Israel of carrying out a “surrender or starve” plan to drive Hamas out of northern Gaza.
