Day 383: North Gaza Invasion

Day 19 of Israel's third ground invasion of the North Gaza governorate.

Over 770 people were killed since the onslaught, according to Government Media Office

Overview

The morning was marked by a focus on Beit Hanoun as the IDF continued forcibly displacing Palestinians from shelters by raiding schools, ordering their evacuation via drones, and opening fire to force people to leave under threat of fire.

Later in the evening, Israeli forces directly threatened and targeted Civil Defense crews, injuring 3 of its personnel and setting on fire the only firefighting vehicle in the North Gaza. The Civil Defense was forced to cease operations amid the lack of any protections, further jeopardizing the fate of any casualties from Israeli massacres.

Displacement and detention

Displaced families have been seen in footage stranded on Salah al-Din road, not knowing where to go. ultiple journalists who met them reported they were displaced with little to no belongings and are staying out in the streets in the cold of October.

A witness shared details about the displacement process:

• Soldiers forced a citizen to deliver evacuation leaflets manually while monitoring him through a camera placed on his head
• Drone was sent to the vicinity of Kamal Adwan, Al-Alami and Beit Lahia market to order evacuation: "Everyone present in homes, shelters and Kamal Adwan Hospital, evacuate immediately. This is a dangerous combat zone. Head to Beit Lahia main street or Al-Awda Hospital Street towards the Indonesian Hospital.
• When people reach the Indonesian Hospital, the women are separated in Halab School and the men in the Kuwait School for field interrogation.

Journalist Islam Bader shared more details about IDF's detention of people being forcibly displaced:

• Women and men are separated. Women undergo quick searches whereas men's are more harsh
• Men are brought in groups of five, subjected to facial recognition to filter them, and subjected to physical and psychological abuse
• Men have to wait at the checkpoints for 8 to 12 hours while cuffed, unable to move freely and not provided without even a cup of water
• ShinBet agents hurl abuse via loudspeakers terrorizing the people and blaming Palestinians for what is befalling them

Healthcare situation

Indonesian hospital:

• Dr. Muhammad Ghanem shot dead by a quadcopter while at work in Beit Lahia
• Surgeon Dr. Abdullah Abu Jidyan arrested at Kamal Adwan Hospital. He headed there to work as he was unable to reach the Indonesian hospital

Kamal Adwan hospital:

The hospital ran out of essential supplies and its director stated it has "nothing to provide for the patients and the injured". Roads leading to and from the hospital are full of rubble from Israeli bombing of surrounding buildings on October 22. Staff are sharing what little sustenance remains while working tirelessly to save those they can.

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• Displacement

List of events harming civilians, infrastructure and living conditions:

Morning

• IDF forcibly displace people from UNRWA school complex in Al-Fakhoura, Jabalia
• IDF besieges the Al-Fakhoura clinic

Afternoon

• IDF kidnaps four wounded from the Indonesian Hospital after they were injured the morning and receive first aid
• Israeli strike targeted the Dardouna family house where members of the Hammouda family were sheltering. Four people were killed.
• IDF bulldozes UNRWA shelters in the Abu Zeitoun area in Jabalia
• Artillery shelling at the village of Canaan in Beit Lahia. Injuries reported
• Man killed by quadcopter near Al-Yaman Al-Saeed Hospital: Mazen Al-Kahlout Abu Jihad

Evening

• Khalifa bin Zayed school besieged and forcibly evacuated one hour later in Beit Lahia
• IDF drone threatens rescue crews to leave their vehicles and head to the Indonesian hospital. This was confirmed by journalist Islam Badr who was in call with the crews
• Moments later, an IDF drone struck and injured Civil Defense crew

Night

• IDF detains 5 Civil Defense personnel: Muhammad Salem (Abu Osama), Khaled Ayoub (Abu Hasan), Hazem Salem, Ashraf Abdel Nabi, Adham Al-Rantisi

Midnight

• Artillery shelling and drone fire late night in Beit Lahia, and Jabalia