Attacks on hospitals, camps continue: What we know about day 29

Entrance of Al-Nasser Children’s Hospital bombed

Israel has bombed the entrance of Al-Nasser Children’s Hospital, resulting in several casualties, according to local media outlets.

Israeli forces targeting solar panels

While solar panels have been the only source of power for some in Gaza, Israeli air strikes have destroyed the ones on al-Wafa Hospital.

The attack led to a power outage in the facility.

2,200 people buried under debris

About 2,200 people are still buried in the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli attacks, including 1,250 children, reveals the Health Ministry’s spokesperson.

UN school attack

Dozen of people have been reportedly killed in the Israeli attack on al-Fakhoora school. The total number is yet to be confirmed. “The number [of people killed] is expected to rise,” Reuters quoted Muhammad Abu Silmeyeh as saying.

The largest facility in the north, Al-Fakhoora school had been sheltering displaced people in the Jabalia refugee camp.

Since October 7, the refugee camp has been targetted three times.

Shelters under attack

While the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has been sheltering hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, they have been under attack by Israeli targets.

They have revealed that since October 7, nearly 50 buildings and assets of the agency have been affected, some being directly hit including UNRWA buildings sheltering about 700,000 people.

As of yet, at least 72 UNRWA staff members have been killed, some alongside their families.

Netanyahu ‘no longer someone we can talk to’: Erdogan

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced to cut ties with the Israeli prime minister following Israel’s attacks in Gaza.

“Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to. We have written him off,” Turkish media quoted Erdogan as stating.

Hezbollah’s Nasrallah calls for ceasefire

While calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, on Friday, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah announced to hold off any escalation with Israel.

He also asserted Hezbollah or Iran had no prior knowledge of the October 7 attack on Israel.

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