How many are trying to leave the Jabaliya camp surrounded by the Israeli army in northern Gaza since October 6, deprived of everything – from food to medical care – and exposed to fire even in their homes? Without a doubt, tens of thousands remain trapped in the operations carried out for ten days by the 162my Division, supported by tanks and drones. The army of the Jewish State claims to be at the forefront “Targeted raids on dozens of terrorist infrastructure sites in the area, eliminating dozens of terrorists and confiscating numerous weapons”. In recent days, dozens of people have been killed, including women and children, according to the body responsible for humanitarian issues within the United Nations, OCHA. The victims remain under the rubble, according to Gaza’s civil defense.
It is impossible to determine the number of residents trapped in Jabaliya, which has already seen operations twice since the start of the war a year ago, while shelling makes any movement potentially fatal in a vast area around the camp and extends further. a large swath of the northern Gaza region. Some 430,000 people in total are stranded in this area, according to a count by UN agencies.
The army’s communications do not mention the conditions under which the siege of Jabaliya is taking place, nor the contradictory orders given to the population of the rest of the northern region, which was ordered to leave towards the south, while the obstacles to Those who would like to go there are insurmountable because of the shooting. HE “evacuation orders” given by the army, described by Amnesty International as “Israel’s euphemism for forced displacement”They are directed at a population incapable of obeying them, even by force.
Sarah Davies, spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross, who was in Gaza until Tuesday, recounts desperate calls from families who do not know how to escape the bombed and starving trap, with children and elderly people. “The logic of maps with evacuations may seem clear from a distance, but in reality, on the ground, it is impossible to understand where the boundaries are between dangerous places and those that should be saved”explains.
The US administration warned
Is the hell unleashed in Jabaliya part of a broader strategy aimed at forcibly evacuating this region of northern Gaza, using violence but also hunger, cutting off all supplies? In the United States, the issue sparks the beginning of a reaction from the administration. On Sunday, October 13, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin sent a letter to their Israeli counterparts, asking them to increase the volume of humanitarian aid authorized to enter Gaza within thirty days. Otherwise, the American arms deliveries to Israel would be called into question. It remains to be seen whether these provisions, three weeks before the US presidential election, have a chance of being implemented. However, the situation is becoming unsustainable in the enclave. “Since the spring, the volume of humanitarian aid arriving in Gaza has been reduced by more than half”They appear alarmed in the letter, which was leaked to the press.
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