From Israeli strikes to rain pouring down, Gaza sufferings amplified

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies + Al Mayadeen
19 Nov 2023 10:27

Al-Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis reports receiving 55 martyrs and 136 injuries in overnight airstrikes by Israeli occupation forces.

A father carries his injured child as Palestinians are being forcibly displaced from Gaza City and other parts of northern Gaza, walking along a road leading to the southern areas of the Strip. (AFP)

The brutal Israeli war machine continues its intense bombardment of both northern and southern Gaza, where 1.7 million forcibly displaced families now face the additional challenge of impending rain and thunderstorms.

The situation in the southern part of the territory mirrors that of the north, with "Israel" relentlessly targeting residential areas in Khan Younis, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.

The recent Israeli airstrike on the European Hospital resulted in the killing of two Palestinians from al-Akkad family, and several others sustained injuries, he added.

In a current development, Al-Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis received 55 martyrs and 136 injuries due to overnight airstrikes by the occupation forces.

In the central and southern Gaza Strip, fifteen Palestinians were massacred in Israeli air raids, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA.

Meanwhile, thirteen Palestinians were killed in an attack on a residential home in Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, while a woman and her child were killed in southern Khan Younis due to non-stop Israeli bombardment.

The Israeli airstrikes also targeted al-Fakhoura, a UN school-turned-shelter in Jabalia refugee camp, and another school in Tal al-Zaatar in northern Gaza. Notably, the Israeli strike on al-Fakhoora school marks the second such attack since Friday.

"They were sleeping..."
The Israeli occupation commits a new massacre at Al-Fakhoura school, which is housing forcefully displaced Palestinians in the Jabalia camp, north of the #Gaza Strip.#GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/6XthKQmqbF
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 18, 2023

Heavy rain in Gaza brings new challenges

The onset of heavy rain in Gaza on Sunday posed fresh worries and difficulties for Palestinians, particularly those who have been rendered homeless and are residing in makeshift tents following weeks of Israeli brutal bombardment and forced displacement, our reporter further stressed.

With the advent of the rainy season, concerns heightened about possible flooding amid fuel depletion and the subsequent strain on Gaza's densely populated sewage system, raising the risk of disease spread.

The suffering during rain in Gaza pic.twitter.com/3p4FQJCgt1
— Muhammad Smiry 🇵🇸 (@MuhammadSmiry) November 14, 2023

❤️🇵🇸 “Allah sent us rain to drink from. He knows that we are suffering so he sent us water.”

A kid in Gaza expresses his joy as he collects rainwater in Gaza.
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— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) November 17, 2023

Forcibly displaced families are experiencing dismay as rain soaked their clothes and their belongings amid severe shortages of clean water, food, and amenities.

It is worth noting that Gaza's Ministry of Health reported, on Saturday, that over 12,000 people have been killed as a result of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, 5,000 of whom are children. The statement detailed that more than 3,750 Palestinians are now missing, including 1,800 children still under the rubble.