The the morning of May 11, the #Israeli army spokesperson announced that the #military had begun a new operation in #Jabalia, the city and adjacent refugee camp in northern #Gaza. Evacuation orders were issued to #Palestinian residents of several neighborhoods, but many have been unable to leave; others have decided to stay, given the lack of any safe areas throughout the Strip.
The latest Israeli attack on the camp, involving both aircraft and ground troops, has had devastating consequences: the #army has bombed and bulldozed entire residential squares, markets, and food warehouses, exacerbating the already desperate humanitarian crisis, while corpses remain scattered in the streets.
Sabri Abu Al-Nasr, 43 years old, is a resident of the camp who took refuge in the #UNRWA-affiliated Al-Fakhoura #School, in an attempt to escape the Israeli bombing. “The conditions in the camp are terrible, and no one is spared from the artillery and air bombardment,” he told +972. “Israeli snipers are on high buildings — they shoot at every moving object.
On Oct. 29, Abu Al-Nasr lost his wife Nisreen (40) and his children Nisma (16), Hamza (14), and Mohammad (13) when Israel bombed a residential square adjacent to the family’s home. Their bodies remain trapped under the rubble, preventing Abu al-Nasr from being able to properly bury his loved ones. Seven months later, amid a new Israeli assault, he says “the smell of death and blood wafts throughout the camp.”
5:15am is when I heard first loud military aircraft flyovers, today. They're still flying over. It's way too loud for this time of day. It happens several times a week but it usually isn't done this early in the morning. The noise pollution from multiple military aircraft flyovers is affecting our quiet time, inside our home. It's really awful for our family's PTSD too.
@msquebanh What, why and where from? Sometimes we get them from Whidbey, naval air, but not for a few years. My irritable responses are holdovers from a childhood of anxiety over nuclear bomb drills. Seafair and Fleet weeks are teen recruiting and child terrorizing opportunities for military display. Let’s seek the quiet so we can hear the birds, insects, children playing. #SalishSea#military#nonukes