Five Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Al Jazeera
Israeli attacks killed at least five Palestinians in several parts of Gaza, including people displaced in tents. The strikes come as the UN urgently calls for waterproof tents to protect hundreds of thousands of displaced people threatened by heavy rain, according to Al Jazeera.
At least five Palestinians were killed on Wednesday 11 November in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera. They included Mohammed Salem al-Daash, 38, who was killed in an air strike in the al-Sabra neighbourhood, south of Gaza. Another Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces east of the al-Bureij camp and another in a drone strike in al-Nasr, north-west of Gaza City.
Two Palestinians were also killed and several others wounded in a strike targeting a tent sheltering displaced people in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, north of Gaza City, Al Jazeera reported. Journalist Hind Khoudary said civilians had been hit while attempting, among other things, to obtain water or seek shelter.
The attacks took place as the UN called for the urgent delivery of waterproof tents for people exposed to flooding. At least 70,000 tents were flooded by weekend rains, according to the Gaza government media office, while at least 106,000 people have been directly affected by heavy rain in recent days, according to UNICEF.
The new victims were reported on the same day as seven Palestinians, including a teenager, were killed in strikes, after bad weather also left thousands of displaced people homeless in Gaza.
