Palestinians moving to southern Gaza in an effort to survive Israel`s relentless bombardment. In the same way they were forced out of their homes in 1948 by Jewish gangs ahead of the formation of the state of Israel in 1948.
Most people have no access to clean drinking water after supply through the water network and the operation of water desalination/purification plants came to a halt. As a last resort, people are consuming brackish water from agricultural wells, triggering serious concerns about the spread of waterborne diseases.
Israeli bombardments from the air, sea, and land have continued and intensified across the Gaza Strip for the seventh consecutive day. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, between 18:30 on Thursday and 14:00 on Friday, 382 people were killed and 1,120 others injured in Gaza. In total, 1,799 have been killed and 7,388 injured in Gaza since 7 October.
As of 21:00, Friday, no new Israeli fatalities have been reported. According to Israeli official sources, at least 1,300 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed in Israel since 7 October and at least 3,436 have been injured, the vast majority during the initial attack.
Since 11 October at 14:00, Gaza has been undergoing a full electricity blackout, which has brought essential health, water and sanitation services to the brink of collapse, and exacerbated food insecurity.
Over the past 24 hours, 13 Palestinians, including four children and one woman, were shot and killed by Israeli forces across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, bringing the Palestinian fatality toll since 7 October to 43.
Occupation forces placed concrete slabs on the gate to the road leading from occupied Hebron to occupied Jerusalem.
Increased road blocks using concrete and sand hills have been set up across the occupied West Bank in an effort to stem Palestinian movement around the area. Israel fears increased resistance operations as a result of the "genocide" it is carrying out in Gaza, with the support of the West.
In Gaza, mothers are waiting to hear the fate of their missing children
Mothers in Gaza wait to hear the fate of their missing children, with mosques announcing the names of those killed and identified in the latest round of Israel bombings of the besieged Gaza Strip.
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