Israeli air strikes devastated parts of the Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza this week.
Israeli air strikes devastated parts of the Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza this week, flattening buildings in a densely populated area where, Palestinian authorities say, at least 195 civilians were killed and scores more are still missing.
Hamas gunmen rampaged through Israeli border areas on Oct. 7, in the deadliest day of the nation's 75-year history. Israel says around 240 people were taken as hostages into Gaza, where they are believed to beSatellite map of the Gaza Strip, showing the eight refugee camps. The Jabalia refugee camp is highlighted and the site of an airstrike within the camp shown.
An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, asked about the images showing damage in several refugee camps, said: “In stark contrast to Hamas’ intentional attacks on Israeli men, women and children, the IDF follows international law and takes feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm.” Israeli officials say they have repeatedly warned residents to evacuate northern Gaza in recent days.
Note: Population figures do not represent the actual number of Palestine Refugees present in the camp, but the number registered with UNRWA.At 1.4-square kilometres, Jabalia is the largest of eight refugee camps in Gaza and is home to some 116,000 registered refugees, many of whom are dependent on food, medicine and other aid provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees .
Map of the Jabalia camp with building footprints shown. Buildings which contain schools or kindergartens, hospitals or clinics and mosques are all highlighted. There are many of all categories both within and around the camp. The site of an airstrike within the camp is also shown.The camp has long been a flashpoint for tensions.
First reports of the airstrike appeared online around 1235 GMT, a few minutes after the blast was seen in Reuters footage. Professor Justin Bronk, Senior Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology at the Royal United Services Institute , a defence and security think tank headquartered in London, said that the Reuters images of the Oct. 31 attack showed “multiple sizeable bomb craters.”
Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that Biari was also “the dominant leader” of Hamas fighters operating in northern Gaza from a network of tunnels beneath the camp. The second airstrike hit on Wednesday Nov. 1 in the Falouja neighbourhood of Jabalia refugee camp, approximately half a mile from the site of Tuesday’s explosion.
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