Translation:

After the violent bombing and massacres and the tight siege against humans, comes the turn of stones. Since the 5th of October and the beginning of the Israeli army's military operation in North Gaza, the earth has not stopped shaking from the explosions caused by the occupation soldiers' detonation of residential buildings and blocks, particularly in the western areas north of the Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera obtained these images after the resistance succeeded in downing an Israeli drone and obtaining the footage its camera took. These images show the first phase of blowing up houses in the Al-Twam area, northwest of Gaza City. The combat engineering units rig the residential buildings. Then, once the soldiers get far from the place, they detonate the buildings.

The Gaza government office estimates that the IOF blew up, over a bit more than two weeks, hundreds of houses and residential blocks, especially in the Jabalia, Al-Faluja, Bir al-Naja, Al-Atatra, and Al-Saftawi areas in addition to Al-Twam. This is done in conjuction with the continuation of horrific massacres and targeting civilians, as the number of martyrs since the start of the campaign reached 700, mostly women and children. At the same time, Israel has been systematically targeting the healthcare sector and taking all hospitals out of service, the goal being to destroy the urban mass and make northern Gaza uninhabitable, in line with what is now known as "The Generals' Plan" elaborated by Israel last September to forcibly displace the population and turn the region into a military closed zone. A final solution to eliminate the resistance.

This is especially important as Al-Qassam Brigades succeeded lately in carrying out multiple well-planned ambushes against Israeli forces and striking them with painful blows in areas where the army made incursions more than once before.

Israel is adopting the most violent and ruthless methods, including the use of explosive barrels containing about one- tonne of highly explosive material, which leave extensive destruction in their wake and level all buildings to the ground.

The policy of systematic destruction in northern Gaza is not exceptional among Israel's practices. Its raids caused complete total or partial destruction of around 169,000 buildings across the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.

Day 18 of Israel's third ground invasion of the North Gaza governorate.

Overview

This day was marked by the IDF's focus on Beit Lahia, ordering people to leave, opening fire and besieging the area. Beit Lahia is one of the areas in North Gaza where the population has been concentrated when fleeing the ground invasion in Jabalia. Journalists reported that the streets are strewn with dozens of bodies of killed and wounded people that no one can rescue. People are unable to reach the cemeteries for a proper burial of martyrs, who are buried in the roads and streets instead

Healthcare situation

Kamal Adwan Hospital:

• The IDF besieged the hospital, ordered its evacuation, and carried out strikes against it directly and around it, as attested by the hospital's director, Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya (1 2) who issued urgent pleas for intervention to protect the patients and put an end to Israeli crimes.
• The strikes around the hospital destroyed the roads leading to it and severely hindering essential life-saving work of ambulances.
• Kamal Adwan is the only relatively operational hospital. Yet, it struggles with the flow of casualties exceeding its capacity, while also facing a near total lack of medical supplies. The hospital was forced to triage since October 19, leading to many dying from their injuries
• Over 150 patients are receiving treatment inside, including over 15 cases of newborns and patients in ICU
• Communications cut off
• Essential supplies ran out: blood units, medications, tubes we use for chest drainage, and basic medical supplies. And Israel persists in denying these supplies

Al-Awda hospital

• IDF continues besieging Al-Awda hospital, denying life-saving care to casualties. This is the third time the hospital has been besieged since October 7, 2023.
• IDF diretly struck and destroyed the hospital's third and second floors on October 20, also destroying water tanks

Photos:

• Forced displacement
• Beit Lahia market turned into cemetery

List of events harming civilians, infrastructure and living conditions:

Morning

• Around 3 am, the IDF carried out detonations around the Salama associaiton in Beit Lahia, causing casualties
• Early morning, journalists reported that massacres are being perpetrated across Jabalia and Beit Lahia. Families remain besieged, sending SOSs while ambulances cannot reach them as they're shot on sight by the IDF
• IDF drones order people to leave Beit Lahia
• Artillery shelling targets displaced people at Abu Al-Jidyan intersection in Beit Lahia. 12 killed
• Tanks shot civilians in Al-Alami area in Jabalia camp. 8 killed
• Artillery shelling of western gate of Kamal Adwan Hospital
• Drone strike on a group of people in Jabalia al-Nazala. One person killed: Mouin Muhammad Abdullah Abu al-Nour.
• Drone drops a stun grenade on Kamal Adwan Hospital. One woman killed and 6 injuries

Midday

• Soldiers torch houses in Beit Lahia

Afternoon

• The IDF dug a pit in the Sheikh Zayed area and placed women in the pit
• Strike on a group of people in Jabalia al-Balad. One person killed
• Drone strike on a group of people at the beginning of Al-Nazla Street in Jabalia Al-Nazla. Two killed:
  • Muhammad Mouin Khilla "Abu Al-Nour" (son)
  • Father Mouin Khilla "Abu Al-Nour" (father)
• IDF releases young men into northern Gaza City after detaining them in Jabalia

Evening

• Strike on the Alyan family house in Jabalia. Casualties reported. 3 men of the family were killed
  • Muhammad Alyan (father)
  • "Abu Iyad" (son)
  • Muhammad's grandson
• Drones come back to Kamal Adwan Hospital ordering its evacuation
• Strike on a residential block near Kamal Adwan hospital. without casualties. (Photo of the building before and after)
• Drone strike in Beit Lahia market. Two injuries
• Strike on a house in Al-Ajarma street in Jabalia Source

Night

• Artillery shelling on Zayd ibn Haritha school in Beit Lahia, killing 7 people
• Resumption of airstrikes and artillery shelling, including a renewed one on the same building near Kamal Adwan hospital. As rescue crews headed out to pinpoint the location of a strike, the location was struck again on their arrival.
• Roads leading to Kamal Adwan Hospital cut off due to Israeli bombing
• Journalists report (1 2) Israeli warplas dropped explosive barrels
• Strike on the Halawa family house in Jabalia. A mother and her two children were killed