May 19, 2024 – Israel-Gaza news
A displaced woman has told CNN of the dire conditions at the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, after Israel’s military heavily bombarded the area and engaged in renewed fighting with Palestinian militants there.
“Our house is gone. Four floors for me and my children — all gone,” she said, referring to her home in the nearby city of Beit Hanoun.
She is now staying in a destroyed shelter in the center of Jabalya, after being again displaced from the eastern part of the camp. Abu Abeid says she has no access to toilet facilities or adequate shelter, and water is scarce.
The Israeli military said Saturday that its troops had killed Palestinian militants in multiple battles in Jabalya. CNN footage from the area shows large explosions, with the sounds of bombardment, gunfire and drones heard throughout.
Rescuers pull bodies from the rubble: Some 300 houses were completely destroyed over the course of seven days during the Israeli incursion in Jabalya, according to Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for the civil defense emergency services in Gaza.
Bassal’s teams have recovered at least 150 bodies and rescued hundreds of wounded people over the past week at the refugee camp, he told CNN on Saturday.
He warned that many bodies remain under the rubble, as civil defense teams are either unable to reach them or unable to dig them out. Bassal said Israeli fire has made his team of first responders afraid to approach certain areas, despite calls for help from citizens.
CNN’s Sarah El Sirgany contributed reporting to this post.