Palestinians say hospitals in Jabalia out of operation

Following Israeli attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, all three hospitals there have had to cease operations, Palestinian sources said on Saturday.

Israeli tanks have also taken up positions around the Indonesian Hospital, added Munir al-Borsh from the Gaza Ministry of Health, which is controlled by the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement.

There was fierce fighting in Jabalia. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Saturday at least 30 dead and at least 50 injured due to Israeli attacks overnight.

Since the Gaza war began more than a year ago, over 42,000 people have already been killed, according to Palestinian sources.

These figures, which cannot be independently verified, are considered largely credible, and according to the United Nations, most of the deceased are women and children.

Conditions for civilians still holding out in Jabalia are appalling, reports said. The dead and injured often cannot be retrieved for a long time due to the fighting. In addition, there is hardly any food or clean drinking water left.

Many people have ignored the Israeli military's call to go south because they fear they would also be attacked there.