Jabalia camp witnessed the ambulance and civil defense teams recovering the bodies of dozens of martyrs, following the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation army from The camp in Jabalia Northern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian media reported, today, Friday, that crews recovered more than 70 martyrs, including 20 children, and are currently searching for dozens of missing persons among the rubble of homes, shelter centers, schools, and hospitals, which were not spared from bombing and destruction, and even clinics, headquarters, and centers of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees. UNRWA, which was also not spared from the machine of sabotage.
The ugliness of the atrocities and crimes committed by the occupation, and the extent of the massive destruction and vandalism it inflicted on citizens’ homes, service facilities and public facilities, were revealed after the retreat of military vehicles from the town of Jabalia and its camp, and the neighboring town of Beit Lahia to the north.
Over the course of 20 days, the occupation army wreaked havoc andDestruction in Jabali campA, using a scorched earth policy, which caused the death and injury of hundreds, the forced displacement of about 200,000 citizens, the destruction of entire residential squares, and the burning and bombing of public and service facilities. From its horror, the scene looked as if the region had been subjected to a devastating earthquake.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, said that it had received horrific reports from Jabalia camp regarding the death and injury of children who were taking shelter in a school affiliated with it, which had been surrounded by Israeli tanks during the past weeks.
UNRWA added, in a series of posts on its account on the
The UN organization also highlighted the occupation forces’ setting fire to the tents of displaced people in its school. She added, “More than 170 UNRWA facilities were destroyed or damaged throughout the Gaza Strip. Our facilities are not a target.”
Where is Jabalia camp located?
Jabalia Camp was established in 1948. It is located northeast of Gaza City, one kilometer away from the main road (Gaza-Jaffa). The camp is bordered to the west and south by the villages of Jabalia and Al-Nazla, to the north by the village of Beit Lahia, and to the east by the citrus orchards of Al-Nazla and Beit Lahia.
Most residents trace their ancestry to Semsom, Ashdod, Jaffa, Lod, Na’alia, and Majdal. The Agency provided a medical center with a maternity and childhood clinic, a dental clinic, and an eye clinic. In most cases, the center does not have the necessary tools, and most sick cases are transferred to hospitals in Gaza. There are also 13 primary and secondary schools, and five middle schools, two of which are located outside the camp’s borders.