2023-12-06 16:47:00
Refugee camp in northern Gaza hit by apparent Israeli airstrikes. Here the latest developments in the war between Israel and Hamas
There are reports of high casualties overnight after the Israeli army launched attacks on targets in and around the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza.
The reports cannot be verified because access to the area is difficult and communications are poor. Still, the alleged attack comes as the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Gaza had now become “one of the most dangerous places in the world.”
UNRWA said the situation was “getting worse by the minute” with a new wave of refugees in the south displaced by Israeli bombing on Wednesday.
CNN has contacted the Israel Defense Forces for comment on its operations in the Jabalya area.
Here are today’s other headlines:
Refugee camp attacked: The official Palestinian news agency WAFA has quoted witnesses as saying that the Israeli army “attacked an entire residential square in ‘Block 2’ in Jabalya camp, killing and wounding dozens, including children and women.” CNN is unable to corroborate the reports due to access issues in the area.
Objectives attacked: Israel’s air force struck about 250 Hamas targets in Gaza over the past 24 hours as troops continued to locate the militant group’s weapons, underground wells, explosives and military infrastructure, the Israeli military said.
Weapons found: The IDF claimed to have found a large arsenal of weapons near a clinic and school in northern Gaza. He said the weapons cache “contained hundreds of RPG (rocket-propelled) missiles and grenade launchers of various types, dozens of anti-tank missiles, dozens of explosive charges, long-range missiles aimed at the center of the State of Israel, dozens of grenades and vehicles unmanned aerial vehicles. CNN cannot independently verify his claims or whether the weapons stockpile exists.
Humanitarian organizations call for an end to attacks: In addition to UNRWA highlighting the risk in Gaza, the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders called for an immediate end to the “indiscriminate and relentless attacks” against Gaza. They also said medical supplies were critically low at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza.
76-year-old hostage in critical condition: The daughter of an elderly Israeli woman who was freed after being held hostage in Gaza says her mother’s condition is “serious” and that she has been hospitalized. Carmit Palty Katzir, daughter of Hana Katzir, 76, told Israel Army Radio (GLZ): “My mother is hospitalized in serious condition.”
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