The killings on Saturday came as Israeli forces continue to press on with their relentless air and ground assault to seize Gaza City, the largest urban Centre in the enclave, and force its population into concentration zones in the south.
Israeli forces bombed residential homes, schools-turned-shelters, tents housing displaced people and a truck carrying people trying to flee Gaza City on the military’s orders.

At least 76 people were killed in the attacks.

Early on Saturday, the family home of Dr Mohammed Abu Salmiya, the director of the largest hospital in Gaza City, al-Shifa, was hit, killing at least five people.

The victims included Abu Salmiya’s brother, his sister-in-law and the couple’s children.

“I was shocked and devastated to see the bodies of my brother and his wife,” Abu Salmiya, who was working in the hospital’s emergency department, told the AFP news agency. “Anything is possible now, as you receive your dearest ones as martyrs or wounded.”

Hamas condemned the attack, calling it a “bloody terrorist message directed at doctors to force them to leave the city”.

It noted that Israeli forces had killed some 1,700 health workers and imprisoned 400 others since launching the war on Gaza in October 2023.
Fleeing Palestinians hit
Another Israeli strike hit a group of Palestinians on board a truck trying to flee Gaza City, killing at least four people and leaving bloodied bodies scattered on the street.
The attack took place in the city’s Nasr area.

Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from az-Zawayda in central Gaza, said the victims of the attack were among thousands fleeing nonstop Israeli bombardment, artillery shelling and quadcopter fire.

“Israeli forces have also been using explosives-laden robots that are wiping out all entire areas and causing endless damage,” she said. “Some residents say it feels like an earthquake every time they explode.”

Khoudary added that rescuers and medics were unable to reach trapped or wounded Palestinians “because the situation is very dangerous”.

According to the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza, the Israeli assault on the city, which began in August, has forced more than 450,000 people to flee. At the beginning of the offensive, there were about a million people in the area.

The Israeli military, meanwhile, estimates that it has demolished up to 20 tower blocks over the past two weeks in Gaza City.

The Palestinians who have fled, however, are struggling to find shelter.

Khoudary called the scenes “heartbreaking.

“We’re seeing some tents on the sides of the streets. People have literally pitched their tents in places where there’s no water, electricity or infrastructure,” she said.

“That’s because Palestinians do not have any other option.

story written by Usaid Siddiqui and News Agencies

General students from several institutions, including BRAC University (BRACU), Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Daffodil International University (DIU), Dhaka University (DU), Green University of Bangladesh (GUB), Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), and Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) have penned statements declaring their support for the strike.

The call for the movement emerged amidst escalating violence by the Israeli Military in Gaza.

At least 12 departments of Dhaka University, along with the Law and Fine Arts faculties, have announced abstention from classes and examinations on April 7, expressing solidarity with the global community against Israeli aggression in Gaza.

The departments and institutions calling for the boycott include the Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Law, Institute of Education and Research (IER), and the departments of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Nuclear Engineering, Psychology, Islamic Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies, Communication Disorders, Arabic, Sociology, Political Science, Finance, and Pali and Buddhist Studies.

Several other departments of Dhaka university expressed solidarity with the global demonstrations without boycotting classes.

News source- The Daily Star

One of the most pressing concerns is the humanitarian crisis. The complete cutoff of aid and electricity has worsened conditions for civilians. Additionally, a recent United Nations report alleges that Israel has committed acts that could be classified as genocidal, particularly through the destruction of women’s healthcare facilities and the use of sexual violence as a war strategy. However, Israel’s representatives at the UN have strongly denied these claims, calling the report biased and unfounded.

The question arises: who is allowed to investigate and report on these events? Any attempt to scrutinize the situation is often met with pushback, casting doubt on the credibility of even respected international organizations. The media landscape further complicates the issue. A recent controversy surrounding a teenage documentary presenter and his family’s alleged ties to Hamas received extensive coverage, raising questions about selective media focus. Meanwhile, broader issues affecting Palestinian civilians remain underreported.

Amid these tensions, global political dynamics also come into play. Some argue that former U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies provided Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with unchecked freedom to act.

As the crisis continues, one must ask: has the world given up on Gaza? And if so, why?

News source- Middle East Eye