Deir el Balah, a city in Palestine located within the Gaza Strip, has become a refuge for Palestinians during Israel’s attack on Rafah. This city, located 14 kilometers south of Gaza City, has been a hell on earth in Gaza.
Israeli Attack on Rafah
The Israeli military aggression on Rafah has forced Palestinian residents to seek safe havens. Many of them have flocked to Deir el Balah.
Remembering the indiscriminate Israeli attacks in early December 2023, the city has been like a hell on earth in Gaza.
Deir el Balah: Hell on Earth in Gaza
During that time, a large-scale aggression by the Israeli army took place on the lands of Deir el Balah. Even the attack happened after a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
The United Nations stated that the battle would worsen the already extreme humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
“Hell on Earth has returned to Gaza,” said Jens Laerke, a spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office in Geneva, as reported on December 2, 2023. “Today, within hours, many people have been reported dead and injured.
Families are being displaced again. Hope is fading,” said UN aid chief Martin Griffiths, adding that children, women, and men in Gaza “have nowhere safe to go and very little to survive on.”
Palestinian Refugees during the Attack on Rafah
Hind Khoudary from Al Jazeera in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, reported that Israeli tanks did not stop shelling the enclave, and warships attacked its coastline.
“Houses are being targeted. At least three mosques have been hit. Areas across the Gaza Strip – north, south, and central – are all under attack.”
The Israeli army at that time claimed to have targeted more than 400 sites overnight, including in the Khan Younis area in the south, where tens of thousands of civilians had been evacuated in the past month.
Water Crisis
The shifting of Palestinian refugees to Deir el-Balah has brought about a water crisis. This situation highlights the severity of the conditions faced by the Palestinian people at present.
Conclusion
In the face of this worsening situation, the international community must act swiftly to prevent further loss of life. We all need to pray and hope for peace and justice for the Palestinian people.
This article is written with the hope of providing a deeper understanding of the situation in Gaza, particularly in Deir el Balah.
With this knowledge, may we all be able to better understand and empathize with the suffering experienced by the Palestinian people.
