Al Jazeera correspondents in the Gaza Strip are able to provide sporadic updates via satellite but direct communication is often hampered due to the near-total communication blackout in the bombarded enclave.
From Hani Mahmoud in Khan Younis, southern Gaza
Palestinians have endured what’s being described as the most difficult and bloodiest night since the beginning of this war.
It all started on Friday when the Israeli military spokesperson distributed a map asserting that the al-Shifa Hospital was the headquarters of Hamas’s leadership. Hamas denied this but an hour later, Gaza experienced a complete blackout.
At about 7pm local time, a major attack by sea and land took place, concentrated on the northern part of the Gaza Strip, around the vicinity of al-Shifa Hospital.
We have been hearing reports that hundreds of people have been killed in those areas and emergency services were not able to get to them in time to help.
Families in the south of Gaza have also not been able to reach their relatives who stayed in the north.
Source: AlJazeera
