The conflict in Gaza claimed more innocent lives as Israeli airstrikes intensified targeting residential areas. Reports indicated that at least 20 people had been killed since the early hours of the day of which 12 victims were from the northern Gaza Strip. In one of the latest attacks a deadly strike hit Al-Jalaa Street in central Gaza City leaving a crowd of civilians devastated.
A New Wave of Devastation and disappointment from the world. The strikes which Israeli drones inflict on residential areas of high density and to all intensities are increasingly making them pay the growing cost of civilians lives and infrastructures. But this one turned out to fall on Al-Jalaa Street-the randomness of all these running strikes and all of them never made differentiation between combatant and non-combatant.
Eyewitness accounts speak of chaotic scenes of people rushing to flee from their homes and neighborhoods filled with smoke and rubble. And this assault certainly does not appear ready to abate anytime soon, despite international calls for restraint.
Human Cost
Included in these victims are women and children-precisely, the face of this war. With all these injuries coming through the tiny area called Gaza, stretched facilities with lessening medical supplies due to this continuous blockade try to cope. In an extremely serious way humanitarian organizations warn that essential services in the Gaza Strip now approach a breaking point and it need urgent action
Calls for Accountability
As the situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, the international community is under increasing pressure to intervene. Human rights organizations and various advocacy groups have continued to call for an immediate ceasefire and an investigation into possible violations of international law
A Plea for Peace.
This is but the latest chapter in a long history of suffering that has been endured by the people of Gaza. As families mourn their loved ones and seek shelter in an increasingly inhospitable environment so the call gets ever louder for a just and lasting resolution to this conflict
This tragedy again highlights the urgent need for dialogue, accountability, and action to be taken to help prevent further unnecessary loss of life. The world cannot turn a blind eye on those trapped in this spiral of violence.
Tragedy in Gaza: Civilians Targeted in Israeli Air Strikes.
