Field escalation in Gaza: A dead in Jabalia and continuous Israeli obstruction of relief operations

Israeli occupation forces continue their field escalation in various areas of the Gaza Strip, with sources reporting the martyrdom of a Palestinian child today, Tuesday, after being targeted by a drone strike in the town of Jabalia, north of the Strip. This attack coincided with a series of air raids and bombing operations targeting residential neighborhoods, reflecting the continued violations of existing truce agreements.

In the open sea west of Gaza City, occupation forces attacked a Palestinian fishing boat with live ammunition before arresting several of them and taking them to an unknown destination. Another citizen was also injured with varying degrees of wounds in the Maghraqa area in the center of the Strip, due to a drone dropping a bomb on a gathering of civilians, amid intense Israeli air traffic.

The northern and southern areas were not spared from the escalation, as the occupation army carried out extensive bombing operations inside residential squares where it penetrates around the town of Beit Lahia. In Khan Yunis, warplanes launched a series of raids accompanied by demolition operations of buildings, while Israeli artillery targeted populated areas in the city of Rafah, in the far south of the Strip.

On the humanitarian front, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, revealed the continued Israeli obstacles preventing the arrival of aid. Dujarric explained that the occupation only allowed half of the coordinated relief convoys to pass between February 6 and 11, exacerbating the living crisis for the besieged population.

Regarding travel through the Rafah crossing, the government media office announced limited statistics for departures and arrivals, with the total number of travelers not exceeding 925 people over two weeks. These meager figures come compared to the target number of 3,000 travelers, due to the strict restrictions imposed by the occupation authorities on the movement of the crossing.

Official data issued by the Ministry of Health indicate that the death toll from Israeli violations since last October has reached 603 martyrs and more than 1,600 injured. The ministry confirms that these numbers are constantly increasing as a result of the direct targeting of civilians and the violation of humanitarian protocols related to the entry of fuel and essential medical supplies.

In light of the deteriorating health system, there is an urgent need for about 22,000 injured and sick people to leave to receive treatment abroad to save their lives. These patients face a real danger as most hospitals are out of service and the war of extermination continues, which has almost completely destroyed the medical infrastructure in various governorates of Gaza.

Israeli authorities only allowed half of the coordinated relief initiatives to enter the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire agreement.