More than 3,300 people were martyred and more than 11,000 injured, most of them children and women, in the ongoing Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said that the ongoing Israeli aggression for 12 days led to the death of more than 3,300 martyrs and more than 11,000 wounded, most of whom were children and women.
The Ministry of Interior in Gaza reported that 37 Palestinians were martyred in raids on the areas of Al-Qasaib and Halima Al-Saadia in Jabalia, north of the Strip.
The government media office in Gaza announced that body parts continue to be recovered from the site of the Baptist Hospital massacre until now. He stressed that the Baptist Hospital massacre is considered a massacre of the twenty-first century, and is an extension of the occupation’s crimes since the 1948 Nakba.
He added: We are facing the final scene of this humanitarian catastrophe, with basic life supplies running out, and hospitals stopping work in the coming hours.
At dawn on Wednesday, Israel bombed, with warplanes and artillery, a number of sites throughout the Gaza Strip, for the twelfth day in a row. Military aircraft carried out raids on areas north of the Gaza Strip, including the city of Jabalia, north of Gaza, and the Shujaiya neighborhood (east), according to Anadolu’s correspondent.
In the Central Governorate, the aircraft bombed a house opposite Abu Ubaida Mosque in the Al-Zawaida area in Deir Al-Balah Governorate, and a bakery in the middle of the Nuseirat camp, north of the same governorate. One of the raids also targeted the Nuseirat bakery in the center of Gaza City, hitting it directly while the workers were inside, according to eyewitnesses.
The bombing targeted the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, west of Gaza City, and the cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, with reports of deaths and injuries. Israeli artillery bombed the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, with dozens of shells, near the National Baptist Hospital, which witnessed an Israeli bombing on Tuesday, leaving more than 500 people dead.
The Israeli occupation army is still urging residents of Gaza City to move south on Wednesday, saying in a new evacuation warning that in Al-Mawasi, located 28 kilometers down the coast of the Palestinian Strip, there is a “humanitarian zone” in which aid is available.
On Tuesday evening, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf Al-Qudra, announced that “more than 500 martyrs” were killed in an Israeli bombing that targeted the Arab National Hospital (Baptist) in the Gaza Strip, which had thousands of displaced Palestinians in its courtyards and surroundings.
Al-Qudra said in statements, “More than 500 Palestinians were martyred during an Israeli bombing that targeted the vicinity of the Arab National (Baptist) Hospital in Gaza.”
For his part, the Director-General of the World Health Organization confirmed on the X platform on Wednesday that the situation in Gaza is “becoming out of control” due to the inability to deliver ready-to-deliver humanitarian aid.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “With every second that we delay bringing in medical assistance, we lose lives,” stressing that medical supplies have been stuck for four days at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
For the twelfth day, Israel continues to launch intensive raids on homes and civilian facilities in Gaza, cutting off water, electricity, food and medicine supplies to the Strip, which sparked local and international warnings of a double humanitarian catastrophe, in parallel with intense Israeli raids and arrests in cities and towns of the occupied West Bank.
Israel says it will not prevent the entry of aid into Gaza via Egypt
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced (Wednesday) that Tel Aviv will not prevent the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip from Egypt, explaining that the decision came in response to “the request of US President Joe Biden.” Netanyahu's office said in a statement: “In keeping with President Biden's request, Israel will not prevent the arrival of humanitarian aid from Egypt,” noting that “food, water and medicine” will only be provided to the civilian population, and that supplies should not be allowed to reach “Hamas,” with which it is at war. The Hebrew state has been at war since October 7 of this year.
Prior to the Israeli announcement, a huge number of trucks carrying thousands of tons of humanitarian and medical aid to Gaza were waiting in front of the border crossing from the Egyptian side, hoping to be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to continuous Israeli bombing for about 10 days.
In parallel with successive “Western promises” of a “soon breakthrough,” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said on Wednesday that his country “has not closed the Rafah border crossing since the beginning of the war between Hamas and Israel,” accusing “Israeli bombing” of causing that.
Israel closed its border crossings with Gaza and imposed a “complete siege” on the Strip, preventing supplies of fuel, electricity, and water. But the German Chancellor, Olaf Schulz, said after his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, on Wednesday in Cairo, that efforts to open the crossing “have seen some movement in recent days,” and he expressed his hope that “the border crossings can be opened for humanitarian missions soon.”
Intensive discussions
Over the past few days, officials from several Western countries have participated in talks about the possibility of opening the Rafah crossing. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken promised on Sunday that the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt “will be open.” He added after his meeting with Sisi: “We are working with the United Nations, Egypt, Israel and others to establish a mechanism through which assistance can be introduced and delivered to the people who need it.”
America and Western countries are demanding that the crossing be opened to remove foreigners stranded in Gaza, while Egypt stipulates that aid be passed simultaneously.
Cairo News Channel quoted an Egyptian sovereign source as saying on Wednesday that his country “will not allow the evacuation of foreigners from Gaza,” warning that “escalation will be met with escalation.” The channel reported that this came in response to statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “not to open” the Rafah crossing.
Following his talks with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, on Wednesday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed that “providing relief materials is an indispensable necessity in light of the current unfortunate conditions. Egypt is continuing its efforts and coordinating with Donor parties, international organizations and relief agencies, so that everyone is ready, and that there is a plan of action ready to begin implementing aid into the Gaza Strip as soon as the Israeli side removes the obstacles to the operation of the crossing.”
According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN official briefed the Foreign Minister on his assessment of the humanitarian conditions in Gaza, and the repercussions of the interruption of basic services, such as electricity and water, and a severe shortage of medical equipment, on the disappearance of the minimum living conditions for the people of the Strip, as the Under-Secretary-General reviewed all the obstacles. Existing and envisioning ways to deal with it.
The UN official expressed his appreciation for the existing cooperation with Egypt to deal with the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and his aspiration for continued bilateral coordination and work to mobilize international efforts until humanitarian and relief aid is implemented for the people of the Gaza Strip, which has become an indispensable necessity for the people of the Strip.
Shukri and Griffiths agreed to continue consultations over the coming days to provide all possible aspects of humanitarian support to the Gaza Strip.
Out of control
The situation in Gaza has become “out of control” due to the inability to deliver ready-to-deliver humanitarian aid, according to the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who said on the “X” platform on Wednesday: “With every second that we delay bringing in medical aid, we lose lives.” », stressing that medical supplies have been stuck for 4 days at the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. “We need immediate entry to start delivering life-saving supplies,” he added.
Egypt allocated Al-Arish Airport in North Sinai to receive regional and international aid directed to the sector. In a statement, the Egyptian “Decent Life” Foundation announced the readiness of volunteers to stage a sit-in in front of the Rafah crossing until it is opened and aid enters, to support and support the Palestinians remaining in their land and not being forced into forced displacement to Sinai.
Dr. Khaled Zayed, head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in North Sinai, told the German News Agency that the Egyptian authorities ordered the official of the Egyptian Red Crescent in North Sinai to move immediately with trucks loaded with humanitarian and medical aid from Al-Arish to the Rafah crossing. The head of the Red Crescent Society in North Sinai added that the number of trucks is estimated at 130 trucks.
On Wednesday, a Venezuelan plane arrived at Al-Arish International Airport in North Sinai, carrying humanitarian aid provided by Venezuela to the besieged Gaza Strip.
The Turkish Red Crescent calls for opening a corridor for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza
The head of the Turkish Red Crescent Society, Fatma Meriç Yilmaz, called for opening a corridor for humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Yilmaz condemned the attack on the Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, which claimed the lives of about 500 people.
On Wednesday, Yilmaz condemned the attack on the Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza.
The head of the Turkish Red Crescent expressed her "deep" sadness over the attack, which killed about 500 people.
Yilmaz noted that the Turkish Red Crescent Society, as a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), "calls on the world to raise its voice against these attacks."
She pointed out that the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) sent three planes loaded with aid for Gaza.
She explained that the aforementioned aid is waiting at the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side.
She continued: "The humanitarian aid corridor must inevitably be opened. The world needs to speak with one voice and remind the conflicting parties of the law of war and the principles of international humanitarian law."
She added: "There are basic principles that must be followed in times of war. Foremost among these principles is allowing humanitarian aid, keeping the humanitarian aid corridor open, and not targeting civilians."
Yesterday, Tuesday, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf Al-Qudra, said, “More than 500 Palestinians were martyred during an Israeli bombing that targeted the vicinity of the National Arab (Baptist) Hospital in Gaza.”
The hospital bombing sparked strong condemnations in many capitals, with accusations from the international community of collusion with Israel, and calls for the necessity of providing international protection for the Palestinian people.
Since October 7, Israel has continued to launch intensive raids on Gaza, cutting off the supplies of water, electricity, food, and medicine to the Strip. This sparked local and international warnings of a double humanitarian catastrophe, in parallel with intense Israeli raids and arrests in cities and towns of the occupied West Bank.
In response to “daily Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people and their sanctities,” Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza launched Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” on October 7, at the beginning of which it stormed Israeli settlements and military sites around the Gaza Strip.