Israel allowed aid into Beit Hanoun school only to burn it down the next morning

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"Several aid trucks entered shelter schools and reached the besieged families in Beit Hanoun. The scene was beautiful, but what lay hidden behind it was horrific. Just a few hours after those scenes, the Israeli army launched a massive bombing campaign, killing many families. Soldiers then burned down the school along with large amounts of the aid that had arrived, and forcibly displaced the residents to the south. Now, according to Hebrew media, the army justifies the burning of this aid as an isolated action that went against orders."
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Archivist Notes: Day 403: North Gaza Invasion

Day 39 of Israel's third ground invasion of the North Gaza governorate.

Less than 24 hours after allowing no more than 3 aid trucks of flour and water to enter the city, the IDF besieged Beit Hanoun and the shelters therein early morning and ordered people to leave on foot southwards. (sources: 1). The siege was preceded by massacres of two families, including that of journalist Hossam Shabat.

Hossam, a native of Beit Hanoun stated that Beit Hanoun "was the first city targeted by Israeli occupation forces to be wiped out. It had a population of 70,000; now only 3,000 are left. Israeli forces have been trying to ethnically cleanse it for over a year now. They just invaded it again, surrounded the remaining schools, and are forcing the residents to leave under the threat of snipers and bombs."


List of events harming civilians, infrastructure and living conditions:

Daytime

  • Dawn strike on the Shabat family house in Beit Hanoun. 15 killed

  • 4 am: strike on Al-Kafarna family house in Beit Hanoun. 5 killed. The fifth martyr of the family, young woman Maryam, was killed as she was injured and went to receive treatment at Al-Ahli Hospital, but died there

    1. Mohammed Nabil Abdul-Hay Al-Kafarna
    2. Omar Nabil Abdul-Hay Al-Kafarna
    3. Ahmed Nabil Abdul-Hay Al-Kafarna
    4. Enshirah Nabil Abdul-Hay Al-Kafarna
    5. Maryam Al-Kafarna
  • 6 am: IDF positioned in Beit Hanoun and orders people to leave south via loudspeakers

  • 8 am: Israeli forces strike people near Mahdia Al-Shawwa school/shelter in Beit Hanoun, to force people to leave

  • Strike on a house near Al-Fakhoura clinic in Jabalia. 3 children killed: Nisreen, Mahmoud and Ahmad Afana

  • Bombing of a group of homes belonging to the Ghanem, Naji and Awda families in the Beit Lahia project (source)

  • Midday: Strike on the Abu Obeid family house near Kamal Adwan Hospital. 1 killed and 4 injuries. This was shortly followed by a strike on a group of people near the hospital (sources: 1 2)

Night:

  • 8 pm: strike on Qaadan family house. 4 killed

  • Aistrikes in eastern areas of Jabalia camp

The details for each video come from social media. None of it has been verified.