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Gaza enters Ramadan under Israeli siege, airstrikes

Gaza enters Ramadan amid Israeli strikes, siege
MENA
13 min read
11 March, 2024
The beginning of Ramadan comes on the 157th day of Israel’s war on Gaza, which has left over 30,000 people dead in the besieged enclave.

Israel has continued it's bombardment of Gaza on the first day of Ramadan, as hunger persists in the besieged enclave.

Israeli strikes against the Sabra neighbourhood in Gaza city has killed 16 people, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. Strikes were also reported in Gaza's southern city of Rafah.

The strike comes amid low aid flows into the territory, with the situation in north Gaza putting hundreds of thousands on the brink of famine, at least 20 already having died from starvation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has doubled down on Israel's war effort, saying that he intends to press ahead with an invasion of Rafah following Biden's comments that such an invasion would be a "red line".

Israel's war on Gaza, which has been ongoing since 7 October, has killed 31,112 Palestinians, injuring a further 72,760.