By Mohammed Abunahel
October 18, 2024

North Gaza is a Story of survival and resilience amid the Israel genocide

"Steadfast, and we will not leave our land." With these words, many Palestinian residents in northern Gaza expressed their resolve amid a new wave of massacres, Israeli aggression, and attempts at forced displacement. Israel is committing one of the most violent campaigns of genocide in north Gaza since the last week.

Media sources reported that since Saturday afternoon, the Israeli occupation aircraft have launched an unlimited number of airstrikes and random attacks targeting homes, gatherings, agricultural lands, and streets in eastern Jabalia camp and northwestern Beit Lahia in northern Gaza. 

These attacks have resulted in dozens of killings and injuries. Among the victims is journalist Hassan Hamad, who was targeted by the occupation forces while documenting the genocide.

Medical sources in Gaza reported on Tuesday evening that the Israeli occupation had threatened the evacuation of three hospitals in northern Gaza: Kamal Adwan Hospital, the Indonesian Hospital, and Al-Awda Hospital.

Israel gave them a 24-hour deadline to completely clear out all patients and medical staff amid threats of direct bombardment. Those Hospitals are the remaining working hospitals in North Gaza.

Anadolu Ajansı reported that Israeli troops arrested "a paramedic who accompanied a critical care patient during their transfer from Kamal Adwan Hospital despite prior coordination.”  

In a statement on Tuesday, Hamas affirmed that the Israeli military's threats to hospitals in northern Gaza constitute "a blatant violation of international laws and a criminal attempt to implement a plan of forced displacement."

The occupation seeks to put the health system out of service to displace the residents of northern Gaza. The forcible deportation of a population is defined as a crime against humanity under the statute of the International Criminal Court.

Israeli occupation forces have intensified their siege of the Jabalia camp and the surrounding neighborhoods, including Tal al-Zaatar, al-Sikka, Beit Hanoun, and Beit Lahia. 

Palestinian medical sources reported that, over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation forces committed five massacres against families in Gaza, resulting in the killing of 55 people and injuring 166 others.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians in Gaza remain trapped by the latest Israeli offensive centered on Jabaliya refugee camp, according to UN agencies and human rights groups.

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor reported that “An unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe is imminent as the Israeli occupation tightens its siege on the Jabalia camp and Beit Lahia city in the northern Gaza Strip for the fourth consecutive day.”

With unwavering U.S. support, since October 7, 2023, Israel has committed acts of genocide in Gaza, resulting in over martyrs and 97886 injured, mostly women and children, with thousands still missing amidst widespread devastation and famine that has claimed the lives of dozens of children.

This is among the worst humanitarian disasters globally. Ignoring international calls, Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, defying a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate halt and disregarding the International Court of Justice's orders to take measures to prevent acts of genocide.