According to the Palestinian press agency Wafa, at least 22 civilians were killed and dozens were injured in the Israeli bombings that hit different areas of the Gaza strip, with particularly intense attacks in the city of Gaza. Local sources mentioned by Wafa reported that the Israeli forces opened fire with heavy machine guns against Palestinians pending aid south of the Gaza Valley area, causing the death of 5 people. Rescue teams recovered the bodies of 3 people after the bombing of a house in the refugee camp of Nuseirat.
Meanwhile, the head of the International Red Cross has denounced the Israeli plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City before the military employment, insisting on the fact that it was not possible to make it safely. “It is impossible that a mass evacuation of Gaza City can never be carried out safely and dignified in current conditions,” said the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mirjana Spoljaric in a note, describing the evacuation plan as “not only unrealizable, but also incomprehensible”.