GAZA: The Palestinian Civil Emergency Service said that at least 55 Palestinians have been killed and dozens of others injured in an Israeli attack on a residential compound in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya on Tuesday.
The Emergency Service said that many victims were believed to still be trapped under the debris. The same numbers were earlier reported by official Palestinian news agency WAFA and Hamas media. WAFA reported, quoting medics that many of those killed in the Israeli strike were children and women.
Earlier, on Monday, the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service stated that about 100,000 people were stranded in Jabalia, Beit Lahiya as well as Beit Hanoun without food or medical supplies.
The emergency service stated that its operations had come to a stop because of the three-week Israeli strike into northern Gaza.
Earlier, the chief of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has stated the Israel’s decision to ban his organization increases the miseries and suffering of Palestinians and is “nothing less than collective punishment”.
In a statement, the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concerns over the decision of Israel and stated it is “concerned regarding the humanitarian, legal and political implications of the decision.
UN Secretary General also slammed Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ ban on UNRWA. Antonio Guterres stated that he was deeply concerned by the Israel’s legislation banning UNRWA, saying that the implementation of these decisions would be “harmful” to the resolution of the Palestinian- Israel conflict. In a statement the UN Secretary General said that there is no alternative to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. In a statement, Australia has also opposed Israel’s decision about UNRWA ban. Jordan termed the ban as illegal and invalid.
