How Israel is  systematically exterminating civilians in Northern Gaza – Civil Defence

We demand the immediate intervention of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross to secure the release of our personnel arrested by the Israeli occupation and to provide protection for our teams

 

Admin I Thursday, October 24, 2024

 

GAZA, Palestine – The Israeli Defence Forces, IDF has introduced a new dimension to its war of extermination in the Gaza Strip by attacking and systematically preventing rescue operation in the Gaza Strip.

The Directorate of the Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza has in recent times become target by the IDF to enable its thirst for blood and maximize the number of civilian deaths in its ongoing war of extermination.

The Civil Defence which has lost a number of workers as a result of its determination to rescue civilians in the face death reveals the devilish tactics  the Occupation Forces deploy in  obstructing their daily operations.

“As the Israeli aggression continues and intensifies in its brutality against our defenseless people in North Gaza, yesterday our Civil Defense teams in the Beit Lahiya project area were directly targeted as part of an Israeli plan to empty the northern areas of residents and prevent any entity from providing humanitarian or medical services.

“Yesterday evening, we were surprised by the presence of Israeli drone “quadcopters” hovering over the area where the Civil Defense and medical service teams were stationed in Beit Lahiya project. They were ordered, via loudspeakers, to immediately leave their vehicles and head to the Indonesian Hospital, where the Israeli army is stationed and only allows passage through inspection and screening.

“As the teams were attempting to evacuate the area, an Israeli drone fired a missile directly at them, injuring three of our members. In addition, the only fire truck providing firefighting services in the northern areas was targeted by artillery shells, leading to its destruction and setting it on fire.

“Under the threat of continued attacks, our teams were forced to evacuate the area and head towards the Indonesian Hospital, where they were subjected to searches and mistreatment by the Israeli army. Five of our personnel were arrested and taken to an unknown location.

“As a result, we declare that Civil Defense operations in the northern Gaza Strip have been completely halted, leaving these areas without any firefighting, rescue, or emergency medical services. This endangers the lives of thousands of families still residing in their homes in Jabalia, Al-Nazla, Jabalia refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanoun, despite the occupation’s attempts to forcibly empty the shelters.

“In light of this systematic escalation against our teams and medical personnel, we declare that thousands of families in North Gaza are now without Civil Defense services, and we warn that their lives are in great danger.

“We call on the international community and humanitarian organizations to pressure the Israeli occupation to allow the resumption of Civil Defense and medical services in the northern governorate.

“We demand the immediate intervention of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross to secure the release of our personnel arrested by the Israeli occupation and to provide protection for our teams.

“We warn that the failure to intervene urgently and put an end to the Israeli occupation’s actions will enable it to continue its systematic policy of disrupting humanitarian and medical services in other areas of the Gaza Strip, to force our people to flee and confine them in specific areas under dire humanitarian conditions”

General Directorate of Palestinian Civil Defense – Gaza Strip
Thursday, October 24, 2024