Gaza City, October 9 (RHC)-- Israel’s military has once again invaded the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, its third such offensive in the last year.  The Palestinian Red Crescent Society says the assault has left dozens of people dead or injured, as soldiers “fire at anyone who moves.” 

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reports Israeli troops surrounded the Kamal Adwan Hospital and gave medical workers 24 hours to completely empty the hospital of patients and staff.  Israel issued similar orders to the Indonesian and Al-Awda hospitals. The orders threaten to collapse the healthcare system for an estimated 400,000 Palestinians who remain trapped in northern Gaza.

In central Gaza, mourners gathered in Deir al-Balah earlier today to pray for 17 people killed when Israel bombed tents housing displaced people in the Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps. 

Ragab al-Khalidy, who carried the body of his young nephew Hossam, killed in the attack, said: “They were sleeping safely.  Why are they targeted with two rockets?  What fault did they commit to be targeted with two rockets?  Why should we have to get them out of the fire?”