Israel has intensified its ongoing airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, carrying out two more massacres in Jabalia and Khan Yunis on Friday resulting in dozens of deaths.
This coincided with the announcement by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his readiness to conclude a ceasefire deal in exchange for the release of more detainees.
The government media office in Gaza Strip announced on Friday that Israel’s forces committed a “horrific” massacre in Jabalia area, northern Gaza Strip, through an airstrike targeting a multi-story residential building belonging to Dardouna family, resulting in the deaths and missing of more than 50 people.
The occupation is continuing its intensive airstrikes on Jabalia as the Gaza Strip suffers rapid humanitarian deterioration.
The media office confirmed that Israel’s forces committed another massacre in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip, killing six members of the humanitarian aid team after they were directly targeted while carrying out their duties.
In Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, 11 people were killed and others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting the al-Daghma family home in the town of Abasan al-Jadida, east of the city.
Furthermore, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the health system in Gaza is now at the brink of collapse with these strikes, the latest of which included the targeting of al-Awda Hospital.
The WHO has condemned the attack on the hospital.
Possible new ceasefire underway
Netanyahu announced Friday that his government is prepared to conclude a deal that would lead to a temporary ceasefire in Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of more prisoners.
This came in a statement published by Netanyahu’s office on his official Twitter account.
The Israeli Army Radio announced that the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza Strip would begin tomorrow, according to the new American plan, which will be implemented through private American security companies.
However, the United Nations condemned the limited amount of aid entering Gaza amid the occupation’s tightening of restrictions on Gaza.
Insufficient aid
The United Nations warned that the aid trucks brought into Gaza by Israel are completely insufficient, while a German government spokesperson said that the aid trucks allowed into the Gaza Strip are too few and too late.
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis also stressed that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip has reached devastating levels due to the lack of aid entering the Strip for more than two months.
The World Food Programme previously called to bring more basic food supplies into Gaza Strip to avert the threat of famine, saying that the recent limited aid entry is not enough to keep Palestinians alive.
