WE have visited Gaza at different moments since October 2023 and witnessed an amount of suffering that is beyond imagination. This occurs in a zone which Israel unilaterally declared as "humanitarian," while regularly attacking it. And yet, our colleagues told us the situation is even worse in the north of Gaza — an area which we couldn't access. The situation there has simply become a nightmare.
For weeks now, people in the northern Gaza districts of Beit Hanoun, Jabalia and Beit Lahia have been facing one of the most vicious and violent attacks since the beginning of the war. The area is being heavily bombarded by Israeli forces, who once again choose to indiscriminately attack entire areas, thereby accepting massive civilian losses. At the same time as attacking these areas, Israeli forces are issuing evacuation orders that cannot be obeyed. Among those who try to leave, many people are reportedly exposed to arbitrary detention, while others are being shot at and bombed as they flee. That evacuation orders began being issued 48 hours after the start of the military operation in Jabalia refugee camp last month, only goes to show that Israeli forces had no intention to spare civilians, and that these warnings are merely cosmetic.
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