OHCHR within the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed dismay that “the Israeli army is destroying Gaza Metropolis, forcing Palestinians to flee after which killing them once they search shelter in Center Gaza, particularly in and round An Nuseirat Camp.”
Amid the continued displacement and inflow of internally displaced individuals (IDPs), Israel intensified strikes on the northwestern a part of Center Gaza governorate, overlaying An Nuseirat and Az Zawaida areas.
Tents, houses and a busy market hit
Officers recorded at the least 12 incidents there throughout the previous 5 days which killed at the least 89 Palestinians, most of whom gave the impression to be civilians – together with many ladies and kids.
The incidents included strikes on IDP tents, houses and a crowded market in An Nuseirat Camp the place at the least 17 Palestinians have been reportedly killed.
“As well as, the Israeli army has reportedly launched airstrikes from Unmanned Aerial Automobiles (UAVs), artillery shelling, and stay gunfire in opposition to these gathering firewood, particularly in northern Center Gaza, inflicting dozens of casualties,” the assertion continued.
Between 1 August and 23 September, OHCHR recorded 14 such assaults which killed 21 Palestinians together with at the least one youngster.
The Workplace recalled that “Israel has utterly blocked the entry of cooking gasoline since 2 March 2025, forcing individuals to depend on wooden, principally derived from flammable particles from destroyed buildings and damaged furnishings, as the one obtainable supply of gasoline for cooking.”
Civilians underneath assault
OHCHR emphasised that Israel is obliged to differentiate between civilians and combatants and to chorus from directing assaults in opposition to civilians.
“The strikes which kill many Palestinians, together with kids and girls, in addition to the usage of stay ammunition in opposition to Palestinians accumulating firewood, seem to quantity to assaults directed at civilians, demonstrably in a roundabout way taking part in hostilities,” the workplace stated.
Supporting the hungry
Individually, the UN assist coordination workplace, OCHA, stated that shelling and air strikes have continued throughout the Strip, with high-rise buildings reportedly hit in areas round Gaza Metropolis together with Ar Rimal, Seashore camp, and Tal al Hawa.
Groups are working to usher in assist to help bakeries and neighborhood kitchens. On Sunday, companions ready and delivered some 658,000 meals throughout the enclave.
Nonetheless, entry to northern Gaza is particularly difficult. Every day meals have been decreased from 170,000 in mid-September to about 50,000 as assist companions relocated and scaled up their operations within the central and southern elements of the enclave.
“Humanitarian companions report that this week, about 50 communal ovens in Gaza Metropolis are operational, serving to some 2,700 households bake their dough free of charge,” OCHA stated.
The company reminded that the UN and companions haven’t been allowed to deliver any meals assist from Zikim crossing into northern Gaza for greater than two weeks.
Though many stay in Gaza Metropolis and the north, others proceed to flee southwards with 6,900 such displacements recorded on Sunday via 4 monitoring factors.
Total, virtually 453,000 displacements have been recorded throughout Gaza since mid-August, with the bulk originating from Gaza Metropolis.
