GAZA, (The Palestine Foundation Pakistan)The Gaza General Directorate of Civil Defense revealed that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continue to target residential neighborhoods in Gaza City with booby-trapped vehicles loaded with large amounts of explosives, despite US President Donald Trump’s call to halt the bombing of the Strip.
In a press statement on Wednesday, the directorate said that the IOF uses around ten booby-trapped vehicles daily to blow up homes and residential blocks in the Al-Nasr, Sheikh Radwan, and Al-Daraj neighborhoods, in addition to heavy use in Tel Al-Hawa and Al-Sabra, all neighborhoods in Gaza City. It explained that these explosions cause complete destruction within a radius of at least 300 meters, with damage extending beyond 500 meters, while shrapnel reaches distances exceeding one kilometer, leading to severe injuries among civilians, including displaced persons and patients inside hospitals.
The Civil Defense noted that the explosions have reached deep into Gaza City, less than 200 meters from the vital Al-Thalatheeni Street, directly targeting civilian areas and infrastructure with no regard for the presence of civilians.
The directorate stressed that the IOF use of such methods “constitutes a dangerous precedent in the history of modern warfare and a blatant violation of international laws prohibiting attacks on civilians,” holding the international community responsible for its silence toward these crimes, which it described as “a tacit encouragement for further killing and destruction.”
It called on relief organizations and human rights and media bodies to document these violations and take urgent action to protect civilians and ensure safe passage for rescue teams and medical crews in targeted areas.
