After spending the night time in pitch darkness, Palestinians within the Gaza Strip on Thursday wakened as soon as once more to the sight of pulverised neighbourhoods, as Israel unleashed extra air raids following an unprecedented assault final week by Hamas, the group operating the besieged enclave.
Residents have described the aerial assaults because the heaviest bombing marketing campaign in current reminiscence, with greater than 1,200 folks killed. In Israel, the dying toll from Hamas’s assault has reached 1,300.
Worldwide help teams at the moment are warning that deaths in Gaza may speed up as Israel has introduced a “full siege” of the densely populated territory, blocking the entry of meals and gas.
On Wednesday, Gaza’s solely energy station ran out of gas and shut down, leaving solely lights powered by scattered non-public turbines. These will shut off shortly as properly if gas will not be allowed in.