Israeli assaults on Gaza have entered a second day after a seven-day ceasefire with Hamas ended when Qatar and Egypt brokered talks to resume the pause in hostilities.
The United Nations mentioned on Saturday that the preventing would worsen the acute humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
“Hell on earth has returned to Gaza,” mentioned Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian workplace in Geneva.
“At the moment, dozens of individuals have been killed and injured inside a number of hours. Households have been once more advised to evacuate. Hopes have been dashed,” mentioned UN assist chief Martin Griffiths, including that youngsters, men and women in Gaza had “nowhere to go safely and little or no to outlive on”.
Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza mentioned Israeli tanks haven’t stopped shelling the enclave and gunboats are attacking the shoreline.
“Homes have been focused. A minimum of three mosques have been hit. Areas all through the Gaza Strip – the north, south and heart – have all been focused.”
The Israeli military mentioned on Saturday it hit greater than 400 targets in a single day, together with within the Khan Younis space within the south, the place tens of 1000’s of civilians have been evacuated prior to now month.
